Vishal Sud @ Vishal Vinod Kumar Sud & ORS. v. State (Govt Of NCT Delhi) & ANR.

$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3754/2026, CRL.M.A. 15275/2026 VISHAL SUD @ VISHAL VINOD KUMAR SUD & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Rajan Bhatia, Adv. alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE (GOVT OF NCT DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for the State Mr. S. P. Sharma, Mr. Deepak Sharma and Mr. Javed Saifi, Adv.

for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 14.05.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.72/2020 dated 05.03.2020 registered at PS.: Sarai Rohilla, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (D.P. Act) as also all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Mediation Settlement dated 20.03.2026 (Annexure P2), arrived at before the Delhi Medation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes. 2.

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

that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 3.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Mediation Settlement dated 20.03.2026. She submits that in compliance thereof out of total settlement amount of Rs.13,75,000/-, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her an amount of Rs.8,75,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.006959 dated 28.04.2026 (ICICI Bank) of Rs.5,00,000/- has been handed over 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 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Decree dated 17.04.2026, 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 Investigating Officer.

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.

6.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.72/2020 dated 05.03.2020 registered at PS.: Sarai Rohilla, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of IPC and Section 3/4 of the D.P. Act as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition, along with the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 14, 2026/rr The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.