Zuber Ahmed & ORS. v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~90 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3350/2026 ZUBER AHMED & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Akhil Ali, Adv. with petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Mr.

Aditya Vikram Singh, Advocate SI Bhawna and SI Anil Rao, PS.:

Gandhi Nagar R-2 present in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 30.04.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.537/2022 dated 15.09.2022 registered at PS.: Gandhi Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/323/406/506/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (DP Act) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 28.07.2025 arrived between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identities.

2.

Issue notice.

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3.

Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 4.

The respondent no.2 affirms that she has settled all her disputes with the petitioners and that she is living with the petitioners at her matrimonial home. She further states that in view of her having no grievances left against the petitioners, she does not wish to pursue the present proceedings and has already withdrawn all other pending litigations against the petitioners.

5.

The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

6.

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. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.537/2022 dated 15.09.2022 registered at PS.: Gandhi Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/323/406/506/509/34 of the IPC and under Section 4 of the DP Act and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

8.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J APRIL 30, 2026/bh The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.