Sh. Ravi Vaid And ORS v. The State (Gnct Of Delhi) And ORS

$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1699/2026, CRL.M.A. 6923/2026 SH. RAVI VAID AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Gopal Sharma, Advocate with petitioners in person

Versus

THE STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) AND ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Kiran Bairwa, APP for State with SI Anil, PS: Seemapuri Mr. Gulshan Kumar Pal, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 10.03.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.300/2014 dated 03.03.2014 registered at PS.: Seemapuri, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 18.03.2024 [Annexure P-2] arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, (DHCMCC), Delhi, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identities.

2.

Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice, and submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

3.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 18.03.2024 whereby the petitioners have already paid her a sum of Rs.7,00,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.9,00,000/- and a Demand Draft dated 18.02.2026, bearing No.000283 of Rs.2,00,000/- (HDFC Bank) has been handed over in Court to her today as 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, 1995 vide Decree dated 13.01.2025, and she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

4.

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.

5.

Since, a settlement has already been arrived at voluntarily between the parties, as also since, accompanying affidavit(s) of the parties involved have also been filed herewith, and the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions thereof. 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, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner will be an exercise in futility.

6.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.300/2014 dated 03.03.2014 registered at PS.: Seemapuri, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J MARCH 10, 2026/So The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.