$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3163/2026, CRL.M.A. 12807/2026 PAWAN KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Deepika Tiwari, Adv. with petitioners in person versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Ms. Vanshika Singh and Mr. Apoorva Khosla and Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advs. SI Saurabh Kumar, PS.: Shalimar Bagh Mr. Manish Malik, Mr. Jai Subhash Thakur, Mr. Dinesh Kr. and Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Advs. for R-2 present in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 05.05.2026 1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.854/2022 dated 18.10.2022 registered at PS: Shalimar Bagh under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 10.03.2025 [Annexure C] arrived between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Courts, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity. 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 07/05/2026 at 12:08:58 2. Issue notice. 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 10.03.2025 whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.6,00,000/- and further that DD No.051950 dated 30.04.2026 of Rs.2,00,000/- (State Bank of India) has been handed over in Court to her today as the 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, 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 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 petitioner will 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 07/05/2026 at 12:08:58 be an exercise in futility. 7. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.854/2022 dated 18.10.2022 registered at PS: Shalimar Bagh under Sections 498A/406/34 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 05, 2026/bh 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 07/05/2026 at 12:08:58