Delhi High Court · 2025

$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3268/2025, CRL.M.A. 29733/2025 & CRL.M.A. 29734/2025 ANKUSH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sandeep Kaushik, Mr. Vaibhav, Mr. Rahul Mann, Ms. Sumaya and Ms. Muskan Pamnani, Advocates with Petitioners in person versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar and Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advocates for the State Mr. Anil Dutt Sharma, Mr. Rishu Kumari and Ms. Sanskriti Goel, Advocates for R-2 with R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R % 08.10.2025 1. Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners for quashing of FIR No. 0292/2023 dated 21.03.2023 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’), at P.S. Keshav Puram and all the proceedings emanating therefrom, in terms of the Settlement dated 05.09.2024. 2. Issue Notice. 3. Learned ASC appearing on advance Notice, accepts Notice on behalf 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 13/10/2025 at 12:34:22 of the State. Learned Counsel for the Respondent No. 2 appears on advance Notice and accepts the Notice. 4. Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between Petitioner/husband and the Respondent No. 2/wife was solemnized on 22.02.2019, according to the Hindu rites and ceremonies and no child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to temperamental issues, the Petitioner/husband and the Respondent No. 2 are residing separately since 13.03.2022. 5. It is further submitted that on 21.03.2023, on the basis of Complaint made by the Respondent No. 2, FIR No. 0292/2022 under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC, got registered at P.S. Keshav Puram. 6. The parties are present in person and have been identified by their respective Counsels. 7. It is submitted that the FIR was a consequence of the matrimonial disputes between the Complainant and the Petitioner/husband. It is stated that the Petitioners and the Respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them and arrived at Settlement dated 05.09.2024. 8. In the Settlement, it was inter alia settled between the parties that the Respondent No. 2/wife and the Petitioner/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 the Petitioner/husband shall pay a sum of Rs.12,50,000/- 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 the Respondent No. 2/wife, in three instalments. It is also 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 13/10/2025 at 12:34:22 stated that the Petitioner/husband shall pay first instalment of Rs.4,00,000/- 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.4,00,000/- shall be paid to the 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.4,50,000/- shall be paid by the Petitioner/husband by way of Bank Draft/Pay Order to the 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. 9. It is stated that the Petitioner/husband has already paid the settled amount of Rs.8,00,000/- to the Respondent No. 2, which is acknowledged by the Respondent No. 2. The balance settled amount of Rs.4,50,000/- has been paid today in the Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 830922 dated 07.10.2025 drawn on State Bank of India in favour of the Respondent No. 2, which is accepted by the Respondent No. 2. 10. It is also stated that the marriage between the Petitioner/husband and the Respondent No. 2/wife has been dissolved by mutual consent vide Decree dated 02.06.2025, as per the Hindu law. 11. In view of the Settlement dated 05.09.2024, the present Petition has been filed. 12. 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. The parties have submitted that all the disputes have been amicably settled vide Settlement dated 05.09.2024 and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR. This is a digitally signed order. 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13. The present Petition has been signed by the Petitioners and is supported by their Affidavits. The parties have reaffirmed the terms of the Settlement dated 05.09.2024 and they submit that the said Settlement has been arrived at between the parties, without any pressure and coercion. 14. The Respondent No. 2 states that she has received all amounts due to her and has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 15. 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. 16. Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the aforesaid FIR in question. 17. Accordingly, FIR No. 0292/2023 dated 21.03.2023 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Kesahv Puram and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 18. The Petition alongwith pending Applications, is disposed of accordingly. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J OCTOBER 8, 2025 N