Dilip Kumar & ORS. v. The State NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

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2169/2026, CRL.M.A.

8944/2026, CRL.M.A.

8945/2026 DILIP KUMAR & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Davinder Singh Mendiratta, Ms. Ronika Ghosh and Ms. Aarti Gautam, Advs. with petitioners in person versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advocate with SI S. Khan, PS.: Wazirabad Mr. Hitesh Pandey, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 08.04.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.260/2023 dated 02.03.2023 registered at PS.: Wazirabad, Delhi under Section 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 25.03.2025 [Annexure P3] arrived between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identities. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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Issue notice.

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Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 25.03.2025, whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.5,00,000/- and a Demand Draft dated 04.02.2026 bearing No.505938 of Rs.2,00,000/- (ICICI 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 judgment dated 22.12.2025, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5.

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.

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Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s). In view thereof, the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves. 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, since there is nothing left to The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.260/2023 dated 02.03.2023 registered at PS.: Wazirabad, Delhi under Section 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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Thus, the present petition, along with the pending applications, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J APRIL 8, 2026/bh The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.