Ravi Kumar & ORS. v. State Govt Of NCT Delhi & ANR.

$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3604/2026, CRL.M.A. 14615/2026 RAVI KUMAR & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Surender Kumar and Mr. Amit Kr.

Khandelwal, Advs.

with petitioners in person versus STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Ms.

Divya Bakshi and Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advs. with ASI Parmod Kr., PS: Dayal Pur R-2 in person

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, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.549/2022 dated 29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (DPA) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement Deed dated 03.01.2026 (Annexure P3), arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Karkardooma Courts, North-East Delhi, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity. 2.

Issue notice.

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Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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 03.01.2026 whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a sum of Rs.6,50,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.14,00,000/- and a Demand Draft dated 02.05.2026 bearing No.091808 of Rs.7,50,000/- (Axis Bank, BranchSwasthya Vihar, New Delhi) has been handed over in Court to her today as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. She further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 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 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. 7.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.549/2022 dated The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC and Section 4 DPA and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 8, 2026/So The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.