Shri Ravinder Pal Arora And ORS v. State (Govt Of NCT Delhi) And ANR
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SHRI RAVINDER PAL ARORA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Lalit Kr. Bahl and Mr. Sandeep Goswami, Advs. with petitioners in person versus STATE (GOVT OF NCT DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with Ms. Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Niketa Manish, Advs.
Mr. Surya Pratap and Mr. R.K.
Singh, Advs. for R-2 with R-2 in person
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.2/2020 dated 13.02.2020 registered at PS: Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom in view of the Settlement Deed dated 17.01.2025 [Annexure P4] arrived at before the Counselling Cell, Family Court, North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi, between the petitioner no.1 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.
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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 17.01.2025 whereby out of total sum of Rs.16,00,000/-, petitioner no. 1 has already paid her a settlement amount of Rs.11,00,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.008384 dated 14.05.2026 (HDFC Bank) of Rs.5,00,000/- has 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 judgment dated 09.07.2025 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 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. 6.
Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.2/2020 dated 13.02.2020 registered at PS.: Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.
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As such, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
SAURABH BANERJEE, J.
MAY 29, 2026/So The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.