Jugal Kishore v. The State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3597/2026, CRL.M.A. 14587/2026 JUGAL KISHORE .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Digpal Singh, Adv. with petitioner in person versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP.

Mr. Kamal Singh, Adv. for R-2 SI-Neha Tyagi, PS: Harsh Vihar

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 08.05.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 0316/2016 dated 03.10.2016 registered at PS.: Harsh Vihar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (D.P. Act) as also all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement dated 20.09.2025 [Annexure P3] arrived between the petitioner and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identities. 2.

Issue notice.

3.

Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that she 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 dated 20.09.2025, whereby the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

petitioner has already paid her a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.4,00,000/- and a Demand Draft dated 30.04.2026 bearing No.010063 of Rs.1,00,000/- (Punjab National Bank) has been handed over in Court to her 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 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide decree dated 24.01.2026, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5.

The petitioner 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 and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) to that effect. 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 petitioner will be an exercise in futility. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 0316/2016 dated 03.10.2016 registered at PS.: Harsh Vihar, Delhi under Section 498A/406/34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the D.P. Act as also all The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 8.

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

SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 8, 2026/rr The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.