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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./4117/2026

Satish Kumar & ORS. v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

2026-05-29Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Saurabh Banerjee3 pages

$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4117/2026, CRL.M.A. 16639-16640/2026 SATISH KUMAR & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. R. K. Gupta, Adv. (through VC) versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

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

Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 29.05.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.265/2023 dated 21.03.2023 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom in view of the Mediation Settlement dated 06.12.2025 [Annexure P2] before Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, arrived at between the petitioner nos.1 and 2 and respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

2.

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.

3.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid comprehensive Mediation Settlement dated 06.12.2025, whereby out of the total settlement amount of Rs.6,00,000/-, the petitioners have already paid her a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- and for the remaining amount of Rs. 2,00,000/-, two Demand Drafts being DD No.931311 dated 16.04.2026 (Punjab National Bank) and DD No.931314 dated 17.04.2026 (Punjab National Bank) of Rs.1,00,000/- each, have been handed over to the respondent no.2 today as 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 05.02.2026, 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 IO. 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.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.265/2023 dated 21.03.2023 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

7.

As such, the present petition 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.