Delhi High Court · 2025

$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6754/2025 SAHIL GUPTA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sonali Karwasara Joon, Mr. Pawash Piyush and Mr. Ritik Kumar. Advocates with Petitioners in person. versus STATE OF GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP with SI Yogesh Kumar and ASI Rajender, PS: K. M. Pur and Respondent No.2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R % 22.09.2025 1. Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners for quashing of FIR No.0095/2024 under Sections 498A/406/377/34 IPC, registered at PS: K. M. Pur, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, in terms of Settlement dated 12.02.2024 arrived before learned Principal Counselor, Family Courts, Saket Court, New Delhi. 2. Issue Notice. 3. Learned APP for the State appearing on advance Notice, accept Notice. 4. Respondent No.2, who is present in person, submits that as the matter has now been settled, she does not wish to continue with the proceedings. 5. Learned APP for the State pointed out that in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., Respondent No.2 had stated that she had made the Complaint for offence under Section 377 IPC in anger, though no such act had taken placed. 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 24/09/2025 at 12:49:00

6. Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No. 2/wife was solemnized on 10.02.2022, according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to temperamental issues, Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No. 2/wife are residing separately since 23.04.2023. 7. It is further submitted that on 18.02.2024, on complaint of Respondent No.2, FIR No.0095/2024 under Sections 498A/406/377/34 IPC was registered at PS: K. M. Pur, Delhi. 8. It is submitted that the FIR was a consequence of the matrimonial disputes between Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No.2/wife. It is stated that the Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them vide Settlement dated 12.02.2024. 9. The parties are present before this Court in-person today and have been identified by the Investigating Officer. 10. In the Settlement, it was inter alia settled between the parties that Respondent No. 2/wife and Petitioner No.1/husband shall dissolve their marriage by decree of mutual consent under Section 13-B(1) and 13-B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, from the Court of learned Principal Family Judge, Delhi. It is stated that Petitioner No.1/husband shall pay a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- towards full and final settlement of all the claims in all respect i.e. towards past, present and future maintenance, balance istridhan and alimony of Respondent No. 2/wife, in three instalments. 11. It is also stated that Petitioner No.1/husband shall pay first instalment of Rs.1,50,000/- to Respondent No. 2/wife at the time of recording of statements of both the parties before the Court under Section 13-B (1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; the second instalment of Rs.1,50,000/- along with 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 24/09/2025 at 12:49:00 Jewellery Articles shall be paid to Respondent No. 2 at the time of recording of statement before the Court in Petition under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the third instalment of Rs.2,00,000/- shall be paid by the Petitioner No.1/husband by way of Bank Draft/Pay Order to Respondent No.2, at the time of quashing the aforesaid FIR. It is also submitted that the parties shall withdraw all the proceedings pending against each-other. 12. It is stated that Petitioner No.1/husband has already paid Rs.3,00,000/- to Respondent No.2/wife, which is acknowledged by her. The balance settled amount of Rs.2,00,000/- has also been paid today in the Court by way of DD No.276398 dated 20.09.2025 drawn on SBI in favour of Respondent No. 2, which is accepted by her. 13. It is also stated that on 30.05.2025, the marriage between Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No. 2/wife, had been dissolved by mutual consent, as per the Hindu law. 14. In view of Settlement dated 12.02.2024, present Petition has been filed. 15. The parties have endorsed the amicable Settlement and accepted the terms thereof voluntarily and have undertaken to remain bound by the terms of the Settlement. 16. The parties have submitted that all the disputes have been amicably settled vide Settlement dated 12.02.2024 and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR. 17. The present Petition has been signed by the Petitioners and is supported by their Affidavits. The parties have reaffirmed the terms of Settlement dated 12.02.2024 and they submit that the said Settlement has been arrived at between the parties, without any pressure and coercion. 18. Respondent No. 2 states that she has received all amounts due to her 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 24/09/2025 at 12:49:00 and has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 19. In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is a family matter, no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 20. Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the aforesaid FIR in question. 21. Consequently, FIR No.0095/2024 under Sections 498A/406/377/34 IPC, registered at PS: K. M. Pur, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 22. The Petition along with pending Application is disposed of. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. SEPTEMBER 22, 2025/R