Vimal Chopra And ORS v. Government Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR
$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3279/2026, CRL.M.A. 13330/2026 VIMAL CHOPRA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Rajeev Dhawan, Adv. with petitioner in person versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi, Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh and Mr. Gourav Singh, Advs.
Insp. Rajesh Kumar, IO R- 2 present in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
O R D E R
% 19.05.2026 1.
By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.118/2019 dated 31.05.2019 registered at PS.: Jagatpurti, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/354/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and all proceedings emanating therefrom in view of the Settlement Deed dated 12.03.2025 [Annexure F] arrived at between the petitioner No.1 and respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity. 2.
Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 12.03.2025 whereby out of total sum of Rs.15,00,000/-, the petitioners has already paid her a settlement amount of Rs.10,00,000/- and a Demand Draft bearing no.451107 dated 08.05.2026 of Rs.2,50,000/- issued by the Yes Bank, and an another Demand Draft bearing no. 576810 dated 03.11.2025 of Rs.2,50,000/- issued by the Canara Bank, have been handed over to her today as full and final settlement towards 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 by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Decree dated 16.10.2025, 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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.118/2019 dated 31.05.2019 registered at PS.: Jagatpurti, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/354/34 of the IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 7.
As such, the present petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid term.
SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 19, 2026/bh The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.