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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./524/2026

Ajay Aggarwal & ANR. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

2026-01-21Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Saurabh Banerjee3 pages

$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 524/2026, CRL.M.A. 2112/2026-Exp AJAY AGGARWAL & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Bhavesh Kumar Sharma, Advocate with petitioners in person.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for State with Ms. Vanshika Singh and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advocates with SI Ajay, PS: North Rohini Mr. Vikas Sharma, Ms. Manvi Rajvanshy and Ms.

Tripta Choudhary, Advocates with respondent no.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 21.01.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) (erstwhile Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.532/2021 dated 10.11.2021 registered at PS: North Rohini, 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 12.11.2024 arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini Courts, Delhi. 2.

The present petition is accompanied by the Settlement Agreement dated 12.11.2024 as Annexure P4, and is also supported by affidavits of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the petitioners and of respondent no.2, alongwith proofs of their respective I.Ds.

3.

Issue notice.

4.

Learned APP for the State accepts notice and confirms that she has no objection to the quashing of the FIR No.532/2021 dated 10.11.2021. 5.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and states that she has settled all her disputes with the petitioners vide Settlement Agreement dated 12.11.2024 and is residing alongwith the petitioner no.1 at her matrimonial home. She further states that she does not wish to pursue the present proceedings and has already withdrawn all other pending litigations against the petitioners. Lastly, respondent no.2 states that she has no objection to the quashing of the FIR No.532/2021 dated 10.11.2021.

6.

Further, 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.

7.

In view of the fact that all disputes have been reconciled between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2, for maintenance of peace and harmony between the parties and for the well-being of the minor children born out of the wedlock between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2, following the law laid down by the Supreme Courts in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. Vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr. (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr. (2012) 10 SCC 303, this Court is of the opinion that continuation of the aforesaid FIR No.532/2021 dated 10.11.2021will be an exercise in futility.

8.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.532/2021 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

dated 10.11.2021 registered at PS: North Rohini, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of. SAURABH BANERJEE, J JANUARY 21, 2026/So The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.