Roshan Lal & ORS. v. State NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~90 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3896/2025 ROSHAN LAL & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. M.S. Khan, Mr. M. Arshyan, Mr.

Akbar Kaleem and Ms. Shaziya, Advocates versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel with SI Kiran Yadav, PS-DBG Road

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN % 26.11.2025

O R D E R

The matter is taken up today as 25.11.2025 was declared as holiday on account of Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day. 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

CRL.M.A. 35175/2025 2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.A. 35189/2025 3.

This is an application filed on behalf of applicant/petitioner seeking condonation of 16 days delay in re-filing the petition. 4.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, same is allowed. 5.

Application stands disposed of.

6.

The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners under W.P.(CRL) 3896/2025 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of BNSS seeking quashing of FIR No. 271/2020, U/S 323/509/34 of IPC registered at PS-D.B.G Road.

7.

Issue notice. Mr. Sanjay Lao, learned Standing Counsel for the State accepts notice.

8.

The petitioners, as well as, respondent no. 2, who are present in Court, have been identified by Mr. M.S. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as by the Investigating Officer, SI Kiran Yadav, PS-DBG Road. 9.

A complaint was lodged by the complainant/respondent no.2 with allegations that marriage between her and petitioner no. 2 was solemnized on 18.04.2017 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. However, certain disputes arose between petitioners and respondent no.2, and she has been facing threats, harassment and torture at the hands of her in-laws, which led to the registration of present FIR.

10.

During pendency of the proceedings, the parties have amicably resolved their disputes and arrived at a settlement, the terms whereof have been reduced in writing in the memorandum of understanding, which is annexed as Annexure-P3 to the present petition. 11.

In terms of the said settlement, petitioner no.2 and respondent no.2 decided to dissolve their marriage by filing a petition for divorce by way of mutual consent. Accordingly, petitioner no.2 and respondent no.2 have obtained a decree of divorce dated 19.11.2024. 12.

It is also a term of the settlement between the parties that the petitioners shall pay a total sum of Rs.6,00,000/- to respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement. Out of the said amount, a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- has already been paid by the petitioners to respondent no.2 in the manner as The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

mentioned in the settlement. The remaining amount of Rs.2,00,000/- is paid today electronically by way of RTGS bearing transaction ID No. NRTGS/BKIDR52025 112600521052/ROS.

13.

On a query posed by the Court, respondent no.2 states she has settled the matter with the petitioners and does not wish to prosecute the criminal proceedings any further and she has no objection in case the FIR in question 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 petition is allowed and the FIR No. 271/2020, U/S 323/509/34 of IPC registered at PS-D.B.G Road alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.

17.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. 18.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J NOVEMBER 26, 2025/jg The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.