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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./2363/2026

Ravi & ORS. v. Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

2026-03-30Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Saurabh Banerjee3 pages

$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2363/2026, CRL.M.A. 9618/2026 RAVI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Bhuvneshwar Tyagi, Advocate with petitioners in person versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State with SI Amit, PS: Bawana R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 30.03.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.680/2024 dated 23.10.2024 registered at PS.: Bawana, Delhi under Sections 84/316/351/3(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 11.07.2025 [Annexure B] arrived between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Courts, Delhi, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity. 2.

Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 3.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement dated 11.07.2025, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

whereby out of the total settlement amount of Rs.10,00,000/-, the petitioners have already paid her a sum of Rs.7,00,000/- and a Demand Draft dated 06.03.2026 bearing No.486378 of Rs.3,00,000/- (Central Bank of India) 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 22.12.2025, and as such, 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 IO. 5.

Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the parties 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 corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner will be an exercise in futility.

6.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.680/2024 dated 23.10.2024 registered at PS.: Bawana, Delhi under Sections 84/316/ 351/3(1) of the BNS and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

quashed.

7.

As such, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J MARCH 30, 2026/So The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.