$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3380/2026, CRL.M.A. 13661/2026-Exp. RAHUL CHAUHAN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Hemant Kunal, Advocate with petitioners in person versus THE STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh and Ms. Apoorva Khosla, Advocates with SI Reena, SI Kashish Mr. Harshvardhan Singh Sood, Mr. Dinesh Kr., Advocates for R-2 in R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 04.05.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.185/2024 dated 22.04.2024 registered at PS: Dwarka North, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 27.09.2025 [Annexure P-2] arrived between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity. 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 06/05/2026 at 12:13:09 3. Learned APP for the State 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 terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement dated 27.09.2025, in compliance whereof the petitioners have already paid her a sum of Rs.28,20,000/- as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. Respondent no.2 further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Decree dated 13.01.2026, and as such, 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 IO. 6. Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the private parties and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s). In view thereof, the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves. 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 against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility. 7. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.185/2024 dated 22.04.2024 registered at PS: Dwarka North, 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 06/05/2026 at 12:13:09 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 8. As such, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 4, 2026/So 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 06/05/2026 at 12:13:09