Azad Singh Sood And ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4041/2026, CRL.M.A. 16374/2026 AZAD SINGH SOOD AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Arnesh Yadav and Mr. Aryan Yadav, Advs. Petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with Ms. Nikita Manish and Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Advs.

SI-Ritik, R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 29.05.2026 1.

The present matter is being taken up today as 28.05.2026 was declared a holiday.

2.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.654/2023 dated 15.10.2023 registered at PS: Palam Village, South West Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 04.06.2024 [Annexure P-3] arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

3.

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

4.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed, whereby out of total sum of Rs.4,00,000/-, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a settlement amount of Rs.3,00,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.370869 dated 25.05.2026 (State Bank of India) of Rs.1,00,000/- has been handed over to the respondent no.2 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 no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Decree dated 18.08.2025, 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 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.654/2023 dated 15.10.2023 registered at PS: Palam Village, South West, Delhi under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

8.

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

SAURABH BANERJEE, J MAY 29, 2026/Ab The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.