$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010351062026 + CRL.M.C. 5599/2026, CRL.M.A. 23355/2026 NEERAJ KUMAR AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Dilpreet Kaur and Mr.Vipin Rathee, Advs. alongwith petitioners in person versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Mr. Abhishek, Mr. Ashish Priya, Mr. Vijay Pratap Singh Bhadoriya, Ms. Urmila and Mr. Sourav Suman, Advs. SI Amit Kumar, PS Mehrauli R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 17.09.2026 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.389/2024 dated 22.06.2024 registered at PS.: Mehrauli, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement Agreement dated 08.08.2026, whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes and are now living together happily. 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 19/09/2026 at 11:13:41 3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the Settlement Agreement dated 08.08.2026 and submits that she and the petitioner no.1 have amicably resolved all their disputes and are now living together happily. As such, she submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5. 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. 6. 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 Settlement Agreement dated 08.08.2026, and as such, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. 7. Facts disclose that the parties have expressed their clear intention as also taken steps towards resuming their matrimonial life, as they are now residing together in peace and harmony. 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. 8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.389/2024 dated 22.06.2024 registered at PS.: Mehrauli, Delhi under Sections 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 19/09/2026 at 11:13:41 498A/406/34 of IPC as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 9. Accordingly, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J. SEPTEMBER 17, 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 19/09/2026 at 11:13:41