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Gaurav Chauhan & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC8 Jan 2026CRL.M.C./135/2026

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Petitioners sought quashing of an FIR under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC following a settlement and divorce by mutual consent with respondent no.2. The State and respondent no.2 raised no objection. Following Supreme Court precedent on quashing upon settlement, the court allowed the petition and quashed the FIR and consequential proceedings.

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Gaurav Chauhan & Ors. Vs State NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 135/2026 & CRL.M.A. 492/2026

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GAURAV CHAUHAN & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Manoj Kumar and Ms. Suman Kathuria, Advocates with petitioners in person.

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versus

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STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for the State with Ms. Upasna Bakshi and Mr. Bhuman Bansal, Advocates. Mr. Suhail Mansoori, Advocates with Mrs. Sarita Tokas and Ms. Shikas Tokas (Through VC) in person.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

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O R D E R

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% 08.01.2026

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By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ) (earlier Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.560/2022 dated 16.12.2022 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) at PS: Alipur, Delhi and all other consequential proceedings emanating therefrom in terms of the Memorandum of Understanding dated 28.02.2025 arrived inter se the petitioners and the respondent no.2.

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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 12/01/2026 at 11:49:27

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The present petition is accompanied by the said Memorandum of Understanding dated 28.02.2025 [ Annexure-P2 ], and is also supported by affidavits of all the petitioners and of respondent no.2, alongwith their respective identity proofs.

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Issue notice.

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Learned APP for the State accepts notice, and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of FIR No.560/2022 dated 16.12.2022.

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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice, and confirms that the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have already been granted divorce by mutual consent vide Decree of Divorce dated 07.04.2025, as also the petitioners and the respondent no.2 have executed the aforesaid Memorandum of Understanding dated 28.02.2025. As such, she states that she has no objection to the quashing of FIR No.560/2022 dated 16.12.2022.

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Additionally, the petitioners and respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their respective credentials on record have also 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.560/2022 dated 16.12.2022 will be an exercise in futility.

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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 12/01/2026 at 11:49:27

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Accordingly, the present petition is allowed, and FIR No.560/2022 dated 16.12.2022 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC at PS: Alipur, Delhi and all other consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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At this stage, the petitioner no.1, who is working as a doctor in a private hospital, volunteers to provide certain medical necessities/ instruments to PS: Alipur, New Delhi within a period of two weeks, for which he shall contact the Investigating Officer at PS: Alipur, New Delhi. 10. This Court appreciates the above bona fide gesture of the petitioner no.1.

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The petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid.

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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JANUARY 8, 2026/NA

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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 12/01/2026 at 11:49:27

Gaurav Chauhan & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

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