Vikram Chaurasia & Ors. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

Vikram Chaurasia & Ors. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No.511/2023 dated 24.11.2023 registered at PS. Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom; petitioners and respondent nos.2 and 3 to remain bound by all terms and conditions of the Settlement Deed dated 13.09.2025; petition disposed of alongwith pending applications.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.511/2023 dated 24.11.2023 registered at PS. Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom should be quashed in view of the Settlement Deed dated 13.09.2025 between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2.

Court's answer

Following the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution after the settlement, continuation of the FIR against the petitioners would be an exercise in futility.

Ratio / Principle

The present petition is allowed and FIR No.511/2023 dated 24.11.2023 registered at PS. Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (Saurabh Banerjee, J.), order dated 02.04.2026 in W.P.(CRL) 1058/2026 under S. 528 BNSS read with Art. 226 of the Constitution: petition allowed; FIR No.511/2023 dated 24.11.2023, PS. Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi, under Ss. 498A/406/34 IPC, and all proceedings emanating therefrom quashed. Basis: Settlement Deed dated 13.09.2025 (Annexure P/2) between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2; respondent no.2, present in Court, affirmed receipt of Rs.2,00,000/- out of total Rs.2,50,000/- (balance via UPI) as full and final settlement of all present, past and future claims including alimony and maintenance, and that her marriage was dissolved by mutual consent under S. 13B(2) HMA, 1995 vide Decree dated 19.12.2025; learned Standing Counsel for the State had no objection. Following 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, the court held that with nothing left to corroborate and prove the prosecution case, continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility. Parties bound by settlement terms; pending applications disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

W.P.(CRL) 1058/2026, CRL.M.As. 9968/2026, 9969/2026 & 9970/2026

VIKRAM CHAURASIA & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. P. S.Sridhar Raj, Mr. Abhishek Pandey and Ms.Sharmila Lenka, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing counsel for the State with Mr. Anjan Sachdeva and Mr. Abhinav Tiwari, Advocaes alongwith SI Anju, PS Kotla Mubarakpur R-2 & 3 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 02.04.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ) read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.511/2023 dated 24.11.2023 registered at PS.: Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view Settlement Deed dated 13.09.2025 ( Annexure P/2 ), whereby the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have mutually and amicably resolved their disputes and

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the petition is accompanied by the respective proofs of identities of the parties herein.

Issue notice.

Learned SC for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

Respondent nos.2 and 3, present in Court, also accept notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed dated 13.09.2025, whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid respondent nos.2 a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.2,50,000/- and rest of the amount has been paid through UPI ( UPI transaction ID 609264925638 ), copy whereof has been handed over in Court, to her today as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. Respondent no.2 further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1995 vide Decree dated 19.12.2025, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

The petitioners and the respondent nos.2 and 3, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, the they shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves. As such, following the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra

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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 , since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners will be an exercise in futility.

Thus, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.511/2023 dated 24.11.2023 registered at PS.: Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

Accordingly, the present petition, alongwith the pending applications, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J.

APRIL 2, 2026/rr

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