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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./3016/2026

Yogesh Arora & ORS. v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

2026-04-21Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Saurabh Banerjee3 pages

$~80 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3016/2026, CRL.M.A. 12273/2026 YOGESH ARORA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms.

Aru Jha, Advocate with petitioners in person versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Ms.

Divya Bakshi and Mr. Gourav Kr.

Singh, Advocates R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 21.04.2026 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.492/2023 dated 13.08.2023 registered at PS.: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/377/24 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Memorandum of Understanding dated 12.11.2025 (Annexure P3), whereby the petitioners 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 authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the terms of the aforesaid Memorandum of Understanding dated 12.11.2025. She submits that in compliance thereof out of total settlement amount of Rs.10,00,000/-, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her an amount of Rs.8,00,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.56903241 of Rs.2,00,000/- has been handed over to her in the Court today as the 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 under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide order dated 11.03.2026, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4.

The petitioners and the respondent no.2, 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. 6.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.492/2023 dated 13.08.2023 registered at PS.: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/377/24 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

hereby quashed.

7.

Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending applications, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J APRIL 21, 2026/So The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.