Kunal Bhati & ORS. v. State Of NCT & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(CRL) 3227/2025 KUNAL BHATI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Lalit Narayan Singh & Mr.

Anirudh Chauhan, Advs. alongwith Petitioners in person.

versus STATE OF NCT & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl) with Mr. Abhinav Arya & Mr.

Aryan Sachdeva, Advs for the State with SI Sachin PS Khajuri Khas.

Mr. Dev Pratap Singh Raghav, Mr.

Aditya Khari & Mr.

Dev Pawar, Advs alongwith R-2/ Kamini Khari.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 11.11.2025 CRL.M.A. 29455/2025 (Ex) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(CRL) 3227/2025 1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No 0113/2025 under Sections 498A/406/506/509/354 IPC & 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act,1961 registered at Police Station Khajuri Khas and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

settlement.

2.

Issue notice. Mr. Sanjay Lao, learned Standing Counsel APP for the State accepts notice. He submits that since the FIR is an outcome of a matrimonial dispute and the parties have arrived at a settlement, the State has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. 3.

The petitioner no.1 (husband), as well as, respondent no. 2 (wife) are present in the Court and they have been identified by their respective counsel, as well as, by the Investigating Officer -SI Sachin PS Khajuri Khas. 4.

The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 01.12.2021 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. Out of the said wedlock, no child was born. 5.

On account of temperamental issues certain disputes arose between the parties and they started living separately w.e.f.09.06.2023. The dispute between the parties also led to the registration of present FIR. 6.

During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Court, Delhi where they arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement dated 29.04.2025, which is annexed as Annexure P-5 to the present petition. 7.

In terms of the said settlement, the parties decided to dissolve their marriage by filing a petition for divorce by way of mutual consent. Accordingly, the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have obtained a decree of divorce dated 24.07.2025 which is annexed as Annexure P-3 to the present petition.

8.

It is a term of the settlement between the parties that the petitioner no.1 shall pay a total sum of Rs.58 lakhs to the respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims on account of streedhan, permanent The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

alimony, dowry articles, maintenance (past, present and future) etc. Out of the said amount, a sum of Rs. 50 lakhs has already been paid by the petitioner no.1 to the respondent no.2 in the manner as mentioned in the settlement.

The remaining amount of Rs 8 lakhs has been paid to the respondent no.2 today in the court by the petitioner no.1 by way of Demand Draft bearing No .737154 dated 10.09.2025 issued by SBI, Alpha-1, Greater Noida, UP.

9.

The receipt of entire amount of Rs.8 lakhs is acknowledged by the respondent no.2, who is present in court.

10.

The respondent no.2, on a query posed by the Court, states that she has no objection in case the FIR is quashed.

11.

In view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them.

12.

It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. 13.

Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No.0113 under Sections 498A/406/506/509/354 IPC & 3 and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act,1961 registered at Police Station Khajuri Khas alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.

14.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. 15.

Order be uploaded on the website of this court. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 11, 2025/sk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.