Irfan Khan & ORS. v. The State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

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IRFAN KHAN & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Mohsin Sarwar and Mr. Javed Khan, Advs. with petitioners in person versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with Mr. Dinesh Kr., Ms.

Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advs. with SI Pradeep Malik, PS: Jamia Nagar.

R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 04.05.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.256/2024 dated 23.07.2024 registered at PS: Jamia Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 23.08.2025 [Annexure B] arrived between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

2.

Issue notice.

3.

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

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 23.08.2025, whereby the 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 06/05/2026 at 12:13:12

petitioners have already paid her a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- 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.

5.

The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the IO. 6.

Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the private parties and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s). In view thereof, the parties 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.256/2024 dated 23.07.2024 registered at PS: Jamia Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/506/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

8.

As such, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 4, 2026/So 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 06/05/2026 at 12:13:12