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Ravi & Ors. v. the State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Quashing of FIR – matrimonial dispute

Delhi HC10 Nov 2025CRL.M.C./7898/2025

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What is this about?

Section 528 BNSS 2023 quashing of FIR on settlement; FIR No.125/2016 Sections 498A/406/34 IPC PS Crime (Women) Cell Nanakpura; matrimonial dispute; mediation Dwarka Courts; Settlement dated 29.05.2025; Rs. 75,000/- full and final settlement streedhan permanent alimony dowry articles maintenance; Rs. 40,000/- and Rs. 35,000/- payments; death of accused abatement 19.08.2023; complainant no objection; State no objection; CRL.M.C. 7898/2025; Vikas Mahajan J; Delhi High Court; order dated 10.11.2025.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR No.125/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura and all proceedings emanating therefrom. ¶27

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

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Outcome

Quashing of FIR No.125/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura and all proceedings emanating therefrom.

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.125/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom should be quashed on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

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Court's answer

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

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Ratio / Principle

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

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Key takeaways

The petition is allowed and FIR No.125/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura, along with all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.ratio¶27

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Quashing of FIR — matrimonial dispute — settlement between parties. Petition under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 sought quashing of FIR No.125/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, PS Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura, and consequential proceedings. Marriage of petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 (former wife) solemnized on 24.02.2012; parties separated w.e.f. 29.08.2015; petitioner no.1 died on 19.08.2023 and proceedings qua him abated. During pendency, parties settled before Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts (Settlement dated 29.05.2025): petitioners to pay Rs. 75,000/- towards full and final settlement of respondent no.2's claims (streedhan, permanent alimony, dowry articles, maintenance past, present and future); entire amount paid and receipt acknowledged in Court; respondent no.2 and the State raised no objection. HELD: continuation would serve no useful purpose and would only create further acrimony; quashing was in the interest of justice. Petition allowed; FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom quashed. (Vikas Mahajan, J.; 10.11.2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 7898/2025

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RAVI & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Ashutosh Saini and Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Advs.

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versus

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THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for State with SI Vijay Pal Singh, PS. CWC Nanak Pura. Mr. Pavan Kumar, Adv. for complainant.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN O R D E R % 10.11.2025

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The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No.125/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

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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.

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The petitioner no.1 has already passed away on 19.08.2023 and the proceedings qua him have abated.

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The petitioner nos. 2 and 3, as well as, the respondent no. 2 (former

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 14/11/2025 at 11:40:03

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wife), who is present in Court, have been identified by their respective counsel, as well as, by the Investigating Officer SI Vijay Pal Singh, PS. CWC Nanak Pura.

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The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 24.02.2012 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. No child was born out of the said wedlock.

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On account of temperamental issues certain disputes arose between the parties and they started living separately w.e.f. 29.08.2015. The dispute between the parties also led to the registration of present FIR.

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During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi where they arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement dated 29.05.2025 which is annexed as Annexure B to the present petition.

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It is a term of the settlement between the parties that the petitioners shall pay a total sum of Rs. 75,000/- 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. 40,000/- has already been paid by the petitioners to the respondent no.2 in the manner as mentioned in the settlement. The remaining amount of Rs. 35,000/- has also been paid to the respondent no.2 today.

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The receipt of entire amount of Rs. 75,000/- is acknowledged by the respondent no.2, who is present in court.

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The respondent no.2, on a query posed by the Court, states that she has no objection in case the FIR is quashed.

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In view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement, no

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 14/11/2025 at 11:40:03

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useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them.

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

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Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No.125/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.

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The petition stands disposed of in the above terms.

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Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.

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VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

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NOVEMBER 10, 2025/dss

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 14/11/2025 at 11:40:03

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