Harish Kumar & Ors. Vs the State (Nct of Delhi) through S.H.O P.S. Ranhola & Anr.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 2086/2026

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HARISH KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Ms. Monika Sharma, Adv.

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versus

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THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) THROUGH S.H.O P.S. RANHOLA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP for the State, Mr. Arun Kumar, Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Mr. Ajay Kumar and Ms. Jyoti Singh, Advs. SI- Jagmohan, PS: Vijay Vihar SI- Udit, PS: Ranhola

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

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O R D E R % 20.03.2026

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By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ) the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR No. 264/2022 dated 09.02.2022 registered at PS.: Ranhola under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 09.10.2025 [ Annexure P/6 ] arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identities.

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

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This is a digitally signed order.

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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Deed, and submits that out of the total settlement amount of Rs.19,00,000/- [ Rupees nineteen Lakhs Only ], the petitioner no.1 has already paid her an amount of Rs.11,00,000/- and two Demand Drafts bearing DD No.015940 dated ( not clear ) (Axis Bank) of Rs.5,00,000/- [ Rupees Five Lakhs Only ] and DD No.006913 dated 11.03.2026 of Rs.3,00,000/- [ Rupees Three Lakhs Only ] respectively have been handed over to her as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims. She further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by Decree of Divorce dated 20.02.2026 under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1995, and she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

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The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the IO. 5. Facts disclose that the parties have voluntarily arrived at a settlement, and thus have filed their respective affidavit(s) along with the present petition. As such, the parties shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves. Thus, 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 , since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR against the petitioner will be an exercise in futility.

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Resultantly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 264/2022

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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 24/03/2026 at 12:49:30

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registered at PS.: Ranhola under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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MARCH 20, 2026/Ab

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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 24/03/2026 at 12:49:30

Harish Kumar & Ors. v. the State (Nct of Delhi) through S.H.O P.S. Ranhola & Anr.

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