$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010430192026 + CRL.M.C. 6730/2026 NITIN VATS & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sunit Tyagi, Adv. with all petitioners through Video Conferencing. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP with ASI Umesh, PS Bawana Counsel for R-2 (appearance not given) R-2 through Video Conferencing. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 10.09.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 28146/2026 2. Allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 6730/2026 3. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 0672/2024, registered at Police Station Bawana, Outer North District, Delhi, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of the amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 4. Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice on behalf of the 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 15/09/2026 at 12:35:32 State. 5. The petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court through Video Conferencing and have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 6. The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 04.11.2016 according to Hindu rites and customs. A girl child, namely Lalita Vats, was born out of the said wedlock on 25.02.2023. Owing to matrimonial differences, Respondent No. 2 has been residing separately from Petitioner No. 1 since 10.06.2023. Thereafter, certain proceedings came to be initiated between the parties, including the present FIR. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably resolved their disputes and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 02.04.2026. The marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 has subsequently been dissolved by a decree of divorce dated 22.05.2026 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Courts, Rohini, Delhi, in HMA No. 916/2026. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 02.04.2026, the parties agreed to settle all their disputes and claims for a total sum of Rs.1,50,000/-. It is submitted that a sum of Rs.50,000/- was paid at the time of the first motion and another sum of Rs.50,000/- was paid at the time of the second motion. The remaining amount of Rs.50,000/- has also been paid by Petitioner No. 1 to Respondent No. 2 towards full and final settlement of the disputes between the parties. It is further submitted that, with the said payment, the terms of the settlement stand fully complied with and nothing further remains payable by the petitioners under the settlement. 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 15/09/2026 at 12:35:32 8. 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 and without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that the entire settled amount of Rs.1,50,000/- has been received by her and that she has no surviving claim against the petitioners. She has no objection if the present FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 9. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes, the marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 has already been 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. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 0672/2024, registered at Police Station Bawana, Outer North District, Delhi, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 11. The present petition stands disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 12. Copy of the order be communicated to the concerned learned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 10, 2026/JYH/P 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 15/09/2026 at 12:35:32