Swarn Preet Singh And ORS. v. State ( NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~21 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1348/2026 & CRL.M.A. 12924/2026 SWARN PREET SINGH AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Nidhi Saxena, Advocate versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC for the State

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 11.05.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.173/2025 dated 21.06.2025 registered at PS: Delhi Cantt., Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement dated 29.10.2025 (Annexure B), whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes.

2.

Issue notice. Learned ASC 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. She submits that in compliance thereof the petitioner no.1 has already paid her the settlement amount of Rs.3,50,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs. 5,00,000/- and has further handed over a Demand Draft of Rs.1,50,000/- dated 23.04.2026 bearing No. 012415 drawn on (HDFC Bank) as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/05/2026 at 12:04:25

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, 1955 vide Decree dated 21.02.2026, 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 petitioners 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.173/2025 dated 21.06.2025 registered at PS: Delhi Cantt., Delhi under Sections 498A/406/ 34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition, along with the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 11, 2026/rr The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/05/2026 at 12:04:25