Akash & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 27/2026, CRL.M.A. 38/2026 AKASH & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Aashish Kumar Singh, Ms.

Chitrakshi Vedi and Mr. Manoj Goswami, Advs.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State Mr. Anil Nagar and Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Advs. for the complainant ASI- Sunil, PS: Karawal Nagar

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 15.01.2026 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 petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.226/2022 dated 02.05.2022 registered at PS.: Karawal Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and all other proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 14.05.2025 arrived at inter se the petitioners and the respondent no.2. 2.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present petition is accompanied by a Settlement Deed dated 14.05.2025 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

[Annexure P2], and is also supported by affidavit(s) of the petitioners and respondent no.2, alongwith proofs of the respective I.D.s. Additionally, petitioners 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 and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR No. 226/2022 dated 02.05.2022.

5.

Further, respondent no.2 confirms that the learned Family Court-02, North-East, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi has passed a decree of divorce by mutual consent on 15.07.2025. Similarly, she affirms the Settlement Deed dated 14.05.2025 arrived at inter se the petitioners and the respondent no.2. in compliance whereof the petitioner has already paid her the settlement amount of Rs.4,00,000/- out of total settlement amount of Rs.6,00,000/- and also handed over a further sum of Rs.2,00,000/- cash in the presence of her counsel to her towards full and final settlement of all her claims including alimony, maintenance (present, past and future), compensation, etc. Lastly, respondent no.2 states that she has no objection to the quashing of the FIR.

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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

& Anr. (2014) 6 SCC 466, this Court is of the opinion that continuation of the aforesaid FIR will be an exercise in futility. 8.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 226/2022 dated 02.05.2022 registered at PS.: Karawal Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and all other proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 9.

Accordingly, the petition, alongwith pending application, is disposed of.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J JANUARY 15, 2026/Ab The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.