$~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010403432026 + CRL.M.C. 6346/2026 & CRL.M.A. 26481/2026 RAM KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Suman Sharma and Mr. Varad Dwivedi, Advs. along with petitioners in person. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC. SI Shivpal Singh, PS Punjabi Bagh Respondent no.2-in-person CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 31.08.2026 1. This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 513/2018, registered at Police Station Punjabi Bagh, District West, Delhi, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’), along with all the criminal proceedings pending before the Court of learned JMFC, Mahila Court, District West, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi as per the Mediation Settlement dated 21.10.2024 before the Delhi Mediation Centre Tis Hazari Court, Delhi. 3. Issue Notice. Learned APP for the state accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. The Petitioners and Respondent No.2 are present before this Court and 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 05/09/2026 at 09:59:25 have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 5. Briefly stated, the marriage between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 was solemnized on 30.11.2017 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Out of the said wedlock, no child was born. Owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately with effect from July 2021. Thereafter, Respondent No.2 lodged the present FIR against the Petitioners. During the pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of family members and other respectable persons, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 21.10.2024. Pursuant to the settlement, a decree of divorce by mutual consent was granted on 15.11.2025 by the learned Judge, Family Court-02, West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the Settlement Deed dated 21.10.2024, the parties agreed to settle all their disputes for a total sum of Rs. 1,20,000/-. He submits that the balance amount of Rs.60,000/- (Rupees Sixty Thousand only) has been handed over to Respondent No.2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 680370. It is further submitted that, with the said payment, the terms and conditions of the settlement stand fully complied with and nothing further remains to be paid by either party under the settlement. 7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No.2, who has been duly identified by the IO, categorically states that she has entered into the settlement out of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that the entire settled amount has been received by her and that she has no surviving claim whatsoever against the Petitioners. 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 05/09/2026 at 09:59:25 She has no objection if the present FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes, the marriage already stands dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, the entire settlement amount has been paid, and Respondent No.2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR, no useful purpose would be served in continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only perpetuate unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 513/2018, registered at Police Station Punjabi Bagh, District West, Delhi, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed. 10. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 11. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 31, 2026/JYH/b/PG 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 05/09/2026 at 09:59:25