Pramod Kumar & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2372/2026, CRL.M.A. 9643/2026 PRAMOD KUMAR & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ashish Laroia, Ms. Sheetal Bhati, Mr.

Abhishek Yadav, Advocates with petitioners in person versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Ms. Vanshika Singh and Ms. Apoorva Khosal and Mr.

Bhanu Pratap Singh, Advocates 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.312/2024 dated 28.03.2024 registered at PS.: Mundka, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Memorandum of Understanding dated 19.06.2024 [Annexure P-4] arrived between the petitioners and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

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 Memorandum of Understanding dated 19.06.2024, whereby the petitioners have already paid her a sum of Rs.9,00,000/- 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 07.03.2025, 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.312/2024 dated 28.03.2024 registered at PS.: Mundka, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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.