Allowed¶29

Deepak Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC4 Nov 2025CRL.M.C./7762/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Deepak Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.; CRL.M.C. 7762/2025; High Court of Delhi; order dated 04.11.2025; Justice Vikas Mahajan; quashing of FIR; FIR No.98/2023 PS Aman Vihar; Sections 498A/406/34 IPC; Section 528 BNSS 2023; matrimonial dispute settlement; mutual consent divorce decree 28.04.2025; settlement dated 20.11.2024 Counselling Cell Rohini; streedhan permanent alimony dowry articles maintenance; Rs. 5.80 lakhs full and final settlement; Demand Draft No.000588 HDFC Bank; State no objection; FIR and consequential proceedings quashed.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR No.98/2023 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Aman Vihar and all other proceedings emanating therefrom; petition disposed of accordingly. ¶29

Deepak Kumar & Ors. Vs State NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No.98/2023 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Aman Vihar and all other proceedings emanating therefrom; petition disposed of accordingly.

¶29

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.98/2023 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Aman Vihar, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

¶12

Court's answer

Since the parties have arrived at a settlement, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings, which would instead create further acrimony between them.

¶26

Ratio / Principle

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

¶27

Key takeaways

The petition is allowed and FIR No.98/2023 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Aman Vihar, alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.ratio¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi, CRL.M.C. 7762/2025, Deepak Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr. (Order dated 04.11.2025, Vikas Mahajan, J): Petition under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No.98/2023 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Aman Vihar, founded on settlement between the former spouses. Parties married on 08.12.2019, separated from 02.02.2020; during proceedings they were referred to the Counselling Cell, Family Courts, North-West, Rohini, and executed a written settlement dated 20.11.2024 providing for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent (divorce decree dated 28.04.2025) and payment of Rs. 5.80 lacs by petitioner no.1 to respondent no.2 towards streedhan, permanent alimony, dowry articles and maintenance, which stood fully paid (Rs. 4 lacs earlier; Rs. 1.80 lacs by Demand Draft No.000588 dated 24.10.2025 of HDFC Bank, receipt acknowledged in court). Holding that continuance of proceedings would serve no useful purpose and create further acrimony, and that quashing was in the interest of justice, the Court allowed the petition and quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings. No precedent was cited.

¶1

$~124

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

¶3

- CRL.M.C. 7762/2025 CRL.M.A. 32497/2025

¶4

DEEPAK KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners

¶5

Through: Mr. Anil and Mr. Pritam Patra, Advs.

¶6

versus

¶7

STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State with SI Vikas Kumar, PS. Aman Vihar. Ms. Sonika Tyagi, Adv. for R-2.

¶8

CORAM:

¶9

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

¶10

O R D E R

¶11

% 04.11.2025

¶12

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No.98/2023 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Aman Vihar and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

¶13

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.

¶14

The petitioner no.1 (former husband), as well as, the respondent no. 2 (former wife), who is present in Court, have been identified by their

¶15

This is a digitally signed order.

¶16

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/11/2025 at 15:21:51

¶17

respective counsels, as well as, by the Investigating Officer SI Vikas Kumar, PS. Aman Vihar.

¶18

The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 08.12.2019 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. No child was born out of the said wedlock. 5. On account of temperamental differences certain disputes arose between the parties and they started living separately w.e.f. 02.02.2020. The dispute between the parties also led to the registration of the present FIR.

¶19

During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties have referred to the Counselling Cell, Family Courts, North-West, Rohini, Delhi where they arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement dated 20.11.2024, which is annexed as Annexure A/2 to the present petition.

¶20

In terms of the said settlement, the parties decided to dissolve their marriage by filing a petition for divorce by way of mutual consent. Accordingly, the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have obtained a decree of divorce dated 28.04.2025, which is annexed as Annexure A/3 to the present petition.

¶21

It is a term of the settlement between the parties that the petitioner no.1 shall pay a total sum of Rs. 5.80 lacs 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 lacs has already been paid by the petitioner no.1 to the respondent no.2 in the manner as mentioned in the

¶22

This is a digitally signed order.

¶23

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/11/2025 at 15:21:51

¶24

settlement. The remaining amount of Rs. 1.80 lacs has been paid to the respondent no.2 today in the court by the petitioner no.1 by way of Demand Draft bearing No.000588 dated 24.10.2025 issued by HDFC Bank.

¶25

The receipt of entire amount of Rs. 5.80 lacs is acknowledged by the respondent no.2, who is present in court. 10. The respondent no.2, on a query posed by the Court, states that she has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed.

¶26

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.

¶27

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

¶28

Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No.98/2023 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, registered at Police Station Aman Vihar alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.

¶29

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms.

¶30

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

¶31

VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

¶32

NOVEMBER 4, 2025/dss

¶33

This is a digitally signed order.

¶34

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 10/11/2025 at 15:21:51

Deepak Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Deepak Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Prakash Vs the State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Ranjan Kumar & Ors. Vs State Govt Ofnct of Delhi & Anr.

Archana Sharma & Anr. Vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Boby and Others Vs the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

Mohd Asim & Ors. Vs the State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Naveen & Ors. Vs State NCT of Delhi and Anr.