Sonu Chopra And ANR. v. The State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~95 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7515/2025 SONU CHOPRA AND ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Atul Sharma, Adv.

versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State with SI Sunit, PS. Jagatpuri.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN % 03.11.2025

O R D E R

CRL.M.A. 31488/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 7515/2025 3.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No.153/2019 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Jagatpuri and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

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Issue notice. Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, learned 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. 5.

Petitioner no.1 (former husband), as well as, respondent no. 2 (former The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

wife), who are present in court, have been identified by their respective counsels, as well as, by the Investigating Officer SI Sunit, PS. Jagatpuri. 6.

The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 24.04.2014 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. Out of the said wedlock, one girl child namely, Tiya was born on 22.03.2016, who is presently in the care and custody of the respondent no.2/mother.

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On account of temperamental issues certain disputes arose between the parties and they started living separately w.e.f. 05.05.2016. The dispute between the parties also led to the registration of present FIR. 8.

During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi where they arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement dated 28.09.2024, which is annexed as Annexure D to the present petition. 9.

In terms of the said settlement, the parties have decided to dissolve their marriage by filing a petition for divorce by way of mutual consent. Accordingly, petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 are in the process of obtaining a decree of divorce by mutual consent on the basis of the settlement dated 28.09.2024.

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It is a term of the settlement between the parties that the petitioner no.1 shall pay a total sum of Rs.4.25 lacs to the respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims on account of streedhan, permanent alimony, dowry articles, maintenance (past, present and future) etc. Out of the said amount, a sum of Rs. 3 lacs has already been paid by petitioner no.1 to respondent no.2 in the manner as mentioned in the settlement. The remaining amount of Rs. 1.25 lacs has been paid to the respondent no.2 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

today in the Court by the petitioner no.1 by way of Demand Draft bearing No.001012 dated 24.10.2025 issued by HDFC Bank. 11.

The receipt of entire amount of Rs. 4.25 lacs is acknowledged by the respondent no.2, who is present in court.

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

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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.

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It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. 15.

Consequently, the petition is allowed and FIR No.153/2019 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Jagatpuri alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed. 16.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. 17.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 3, 2025/dss The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.