Himanshu Talwar & ORS. v. State NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2886/2026, CRL.M.A. 11751-52/2026 HIMANSHU TALWAR & ORS.
.....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Sanjay Padam Jain and Mr.
Vinay Kumar Bhasin, Advocates with petitioners No.1 and (Through VC) and petitioners No.3 & 4 (physically).
versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advocate SI Vijay Pa, Sing, PS-CWC Nanak Pura.
Mr. Ketan Mohan and Mr. Saurabh Bhasin, Advocates for R-2.
Respondent No.2 (Through VC)
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
O R D E R
% 17.04.2026 1.
By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.59/2018 dated 03.08.2018 registered at PS.: CAW Cell, Nanak Pura under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement dated 17.03.2026 (Annexure P2) entered into between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 whereby they have mutually and amicably resolved their The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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 Settlement dated 17.03.2026. She submits that in compliance thereof, out of total settlement amount of Rs.9,00,000/-, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her an amount of Rs.3,50,000/- and Rs.50,000/- and qua the remaining amount counsel for respondent no.2 has been handed over a Demand Draft bearing DD No. 023255 dated 17.04.2026 (PNB Bank) of Rs. 5,00,000/- as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. 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 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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
6.
Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.59/2018 dated 03.08.2018 registered at PS.: CAW Cell, Nanak Pura 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.
SAURABH BANERJEE, J APRIL 17, 2026/NA The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.