$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010398142026 + CRL.M.C. 6262/2026 KISHAN MEHTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumer Singh Boparai, Mr. Surya Pratap Singh, Mr. Abhilash Pathak, Mr. Sirhaan Seth and Mr. Tushar Tyagi, Advs. alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with SI Arti, PS V.K. North CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 02.09.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR No.32/2019 dated 29.01.2019 registered at PS.: Vasant Kunj North under Sections 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement dated 26.03.2025 arrived at before the Counsellor, Family Court, Karkardooma Courts, New Delhi (Annexure A2), whereby the petitioner and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 2. Issue notice. 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to 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 10:03:13 the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2 also accepts notice and submits that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed. 5. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioner as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court. They submit that the marriage inter se the respondent no.2 and petitioner has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Deed of pronouncement of Divorce dated 22.01.2026, and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that she does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner. 6. The petitioner and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer. 7. As noted above, a settlement based on mutual terms between the petitioner and the respondent no.2 is the basis of filing the present petition, which is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, the present is a fit case for quashing the aforesaid FIR. Accordingly, as also 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, and also since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the present 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 05/09/2026 at 10:03:13 8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.32/2019 dated 29.01.2019 registered at PS.: Vasant Kunj North under Sections 498(A)/34 of IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 9. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J SEPTEMBER 2, 2026/rr 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 10:03:13