$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010394592026 + CRL.M.C. 6200/2026, CRL.M.A. 25908/2026, CRL.M.A. 25909/2026 KAPIL CHATRATH AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Ms. Archana and Ms. Poonam, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP SI- Meenakshi, PS: Dwarka North and SI- Manisha, PS: PHQ Counsel for respondent no.2 (appearance not given) alongwith respondent no.2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 24.08.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.757/2021 dated 11.10.2021 registered at PS.: Dwarka North under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Mediation Settlement dated 03.02.2024, whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 2. Issue notice. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/08/2026 at 15:13:55 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Learned counsel for respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and submits that respondent no.2 has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioners as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They affirm the terms of the aforesaid Mediation Settlement dated 03.02.2024, and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes as petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have been residing together with their children peacefully. Respondent no.2 hence submits that she does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners. 6. The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer. 7. Facts disclose that the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have expressed their clear intention as also taken steps towards resuming their matrimonial life, as they are now residing together in peace and harmony with their children. As such, following the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr.: (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr.: (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr.: (2014) 6 SCC 466, since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR will be an exercise in futility. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/08/2026 at 15:13:55 8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.757/2021 dated 11.10.2021 registered at PS.: Dwarka North under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 9. Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith pending applications, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J AUGUST 24, 2026/Ab This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/08/2026 at 15:13:55