Indraj Meena v. State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2760/2026. CRL.M.A. 11209/2026 INDRAJ MEENA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Gaurav Kumar Meena and Mr.

Ayush Gangwar, Advs.

versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Adv.

Mr. Shivam Aroa, Adv. for R-2 SI-Ravinder, PS: Rani Bagh

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 13.04.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR No.382/2024 dated 15.06.2024 registered at PS.: Rani Bagh, Delhi under Sections 406/498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 17.02.2026 (Annexure P2), whereby the petitioner and the respondent no.2 have mutually and amicably resolved their disputes.

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 MoU dated 17.02.2026. She submits that in The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

compliance thereof out of the total settlement amount of Rs.19,50,000/-, the petitioner has already paid her the settlement amount of Rs.10,50,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.065888 dated 09.04.2026 (State Bank of India, Lalsot Road, Dausa) of Rs.9,00,000/- has been handed over to her today as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. She further submits that her marriage with the petitioner has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1995 vide Decree dated 07.03.2026, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

4.

The petitioner and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

5.

Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioner and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, they 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 petitioners will be an exercise in futility. 6.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.382/2024 dated 15.06.2024 registered at PS.: Rani Bagh, Delhi under Sections 406/498A The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J.

APRIL 13, 2026/bh The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.