Sh Varun Arora & ORS. v. The State Of Delhi & ANR.

$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 386/2026, CRL.M.A. 3619/2026 SH VARUN ARORA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

R.S.

Juneja, Adv.

for petitioners alongwith petitioners in person versus THE STATE OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjay Lao, SC for State alongwith SI B.

Yadav, PS.:

Jagatpuri.

Mr. Arjun Kumar Ghai, Adv. for R2 alongwith respondent no.2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 03.02.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.320/2025 dated 15.06.2025 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) at PS: Jagatpuri, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Compromise Deed dated 07.07.2025 arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2. 2.

The present petition is also accompanied by the said Compromise Deed dated 07.07.2025 [Annexure C] alongwith the respective proofs of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

identity of the parties.

3.

Issue notice.

4.

Learned SC for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR No.320/2025 dated 15.06.2025.

5.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and confirms that she has settled all her disputes with the petitioners vide Compromise Deed dated 07.07.2025, whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a sum of Rs.6,00,000/-, and has further received the final instalment of the remaining amount being Rs.3,00,000/- via DD dated 02.02.2026 bearing No.509097 drawn on the ICICI Bank, Branch: Krishna Nagar, Delhi today in Court from the petitioners as full and final settlement of all her claims including alimony, maintenance (present, past and future), etc. She further submits that the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have dissolved their marriage by virtue of the Decree of Divorce by mutual consent dated 27.11.2025, and she has no objection to the quashing of the FIR No.320/2025 dated 15.06.2025.

6.

The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the IO. 7.

In view of the fact that a settlement has already been arrived at between the parties, they shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions contained therein. 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, this Court is of the opinion that continuation of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the aforesaid FIR No.320/2025 dated 15.06.2025 will be an exercise in futility.

8.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.320/2025 dated 15.06.2025 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC at PS: Jagatpuri, and all other proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed. 9.

Accordingly, the petition alongwith pending application is disposed of.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J FEBRUARY 03, 2026/bh The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.