Manish Mahendru v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 9/2026, CRL.M.A. 16/2026 MANISH MAHENDRU .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rahul L. and Mr. Sahil Khatri, Advs. with petitioner in person.

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

Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Ms.

Upasna Bakshi, Adv. with SI Divya, PS: Model Town Mr. Shivpal Upadhyay, Adv. for R2, with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 05.01.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) (erstwhile Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the petitioner seek quashing of FIR No.334/2023 dated 27.04.2023 registered under Sections 498A/ 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) at PS: Model Town, Delhi, as also all other proceeding(s) emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 14.11.2025 arrived at inter se the petitioner and the respondent no.2 herein.

2.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition is accompanied by the Settlement Deed dated 14.11.2025 as Annexure-C, and is also supported by affidavit(s) of the petitioner and respondent no.2, alongwith proofs of the respective I.D.s. Additionally, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

both petitioner and respondent no.2, present in Court, have been identified by the Investigating Officer and the credentials of both, as on record, have also been duly verified by the Investigating Officer. 3.

Issue Notice.

4.

Learned APP for the State accepts notice. He confirms that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 5.

Further, respondent no.2 confirms that the learned Principal Judge, Family Courts, Rohini Courts, Delhi has allowed the first motion in the petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 regarding the decree of divorce by mutual consent of the petitioner and respondent no.2 on 02.12.2025. Similarly, she affirms the Settlement Deed dated 14.11.2025, in compliance whereof the petitioner has already paid her a total sum of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only) and also handed over a further sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Only) to her in Court as a full and final settlement qua all her claims including alimony, maintenance (present, past and future), stridhan etc., vide Demand Draft No.635498 dated 23.12.2025 (Punjab National Bank). Lastly, respondent no.2 states that she has no objection to the quashing of the said FIR even if the second motion is yet to be granted.

6.

In view of the fact that a settlement has already been arrived at between the parties, they shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions contained therein. 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, this Court is of the opinion that continuation of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the aforesaid FIR will be an exercise in futility. 7.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.334/2023 dated 27.04.2023 registered under Sections 498A/ 406 of the IPC at PS: Model Town, Delhi and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8.

As such, the petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J JANUARY 5, 2026/So The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.