Tanuj Sharma & ORS. v. The State NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2820/2026 TANUJ SHARMA & ORS.
.....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Gaurav Yadav, Mr. Manish B., Mr. Paramanand and Ms. Shweta Kumari, Advs.
versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Ms. Vanshika Singh and Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Gourav Singh, Advs.
Ms. Vandana Anand, Ms. Smriti Malik and Mr. Vishal Anand, Advs.
for R-2 SI-Sangeeta Malik, PS: Bindapur
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
O R D E R
% 15.04.2026 1.
By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.615/2020 dated 06.06.2020 registered at PS.: Bindapur, Dwarka under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Memorandum of Settlement dated 18.10.2025 (Annexure P3), whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually and amicably resolved their disputes.
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2.
Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that she 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 Memorandum of Settlement dated 18.10.2025. She submits that in compliance thereof the petitioner no.1, out of total settlement amount of Rs.30,00,000/-, has already paid her an amount of Rs.20,00,000/-, and the remaining amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- has been given in the following manner: (i) DD No. 059744 dated 25.03.2026 (HDFC Bank) of Rs.5,00,000/- and (ii) Fixed Deposit dated 27.03.2026 of Rs.5,00,000/- regarding the 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 no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1995 vide Decree dated 05.01.2026, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.
4.
The petitioners and the respondent nos.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 no.1 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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.615/2020 dated 06.06.2020 registered at PS.: Bindapur, Dwarka under Sections 498A/406/ 34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.
7.
Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
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