Imran Khan @ Imran & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 16/2026, CRL.M.A. 189/2026 IMRAN KHAN @ IMRAN & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Parveen, Advocate with petitioners in person.

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

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with Ms. Vanshika Singh and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advocates with SI Devendra Singh, SI Ankur, PS:

Jafrabad Mr. Girish Khanna, Advocate with R-2

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), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.720/2022 dated 07.12.2022 registered under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (DPA) at PS: Jafrabad, Delhi, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the settlement arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 on 02.09.2023. 2.

The present petition is also accompanied by the Divorce Deed by mutual consent dated 02.09.2023 [Annexure- B], as well as the respective affidavits of all the petitioners and respondent no.2, alongwith their proofs of identity.

3.

Issue notice.

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4.

Learned APP for the State accepts notice, and submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR No.720/2022 dated 07.12.2022.

5.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and confirms that the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have executed a Divorce Deed by mutual consent on 02.09.2023. She further affirms the settlement entered into between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 on 02.09.2023 whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a total sum of Rs.12,00,000/- as full and final settlement of all her claims including alimony, maintenance (present, past and future), stridhan, etc. She states that she has no objection to the quashing of the FIR No.720/2022 dated 07.12.2022.

6.

Further, the petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

7.

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 aforesaid FIR No.720/2022 dated 07.12.2022 will be an exercise in futility.

8.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.720/2022 dated 07.12.2022 registered under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the IPC The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

and Section 4 of the DPA at PS: Jafrabad, Delhi and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

Accordingly, the petition alongwith 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.