Ankush Kalra & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~128 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8207/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34268/2025 Delay of 11 days in filing petition ANKUSH KALRA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Rohit Goswami, Adv. alongwith petitioners in person.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State with SI Mahendra Koli PS Bhalswa Dairy.

Mr. Varun Mittal & Mr. Govil Upadhyaya, Advs for Complainant alongwith complainant in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN % 19.11.2025

O R D E R

1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS / 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 385/2023 under Sections 354A/ 498A/506/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

2.

Issue notice. Ms. Richa Dhawan, learned APP for the State accepts notice. She 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 (former husband), as well as, 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.

(former wife) are present in the Court and they have been identified by their respective counsels, as well as, by the Investigating Office SI Mahendra Koli PS Bhalswa Dairy.

4.

The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 was solemnized on 24.05.2021 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. No child has been born out from the said wedlock. 5.

On account of temperamental issues certain disputes arose between the parties and they started living separately w.e.f. 27.02.2022. The dispute between the parties also led to the registration of the present FIR. 6.

During pendency of the proceedings, with the intervention of family and relatives, the petitioners and respondent no.2 have arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement dated 15.11.2025 which is annexed as Annexure P-2 to the present petition. 7.

Further, the parties have dissolved their marriage by filing a petition for divorce by way of mutual consent. The decree of divorce dated 08.08.2024 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. 5 lakhs 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. 4 lakhs has already been paid by the petitioner no.1 to the respondent no.2 in the manner as mentioned in the settlement. 9.

Mr. Rohit Goswami, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the balance amount of Rs 1 lakh is to be paid today by way of cheque bearing No. 504954 dated 16.02.2025 issued by ICICI Bank Subhash Nagar, Delhi.

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10.

At this stage, Mr. Varun Mittal, learned counsel for respondent No.2/complainant submits that the second motion petition for divorce was disposed of on 08.08.2024 by the Ld. Family Court, Rohini and the petition seeking quashing of the FIR was to be filed within a period of 15 days from the said date. He submits that the present petition has been filed belatedly despite the respondent No.2 repeatedly requesting the petitioners. He submits that respondent No.2 has thus, suffered loss of interest on the balance amount of Rs 1 lakh.

11.

In response to the above submission of Mr. Mittal, Mr. Goswami on instructions from the petitioners submits that the petitioners will pay further amount of Rs 7,000/- to the respondents, which proposal is accepted by the respondent no.2, who is present in Court.

12.

Out of the total balance amount of Rs.1,07,000/-, an amount of Rs1 lakh has been paid by way of aforesaid Demand Draft dated 16.10.2025 and the remaining amount of Rs 7,000/- has been transferred to respondent No.2 through UPI.

13.

The respondent no.2, who is present in Court, acknowledges having received full and final payment of Rs 5,07,000/-. Further, on a query posed by the Court, respondent no.2 states that she has no objection in case the FIR is quashed.

14.

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.

15.

It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. 16.

Consequently, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

385/2023 under Sections 354A/498A/506/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.

17.

The petition alongwith pending application stands disposed of in the above terms.

18.

Order be uploaded on the website of this court. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 19, 2025 sk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.