Romie Vs State NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

Romie Vs State NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No. 310/2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered at PS Gulabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom; petition and pending application CRL.M.A. 8914/2026 disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 310/2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered at PS Gulabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom ought to be quashed in view of the amicable settlement between the petitioner and respondent no. 2.

Court's answer

Since the petitioner and respondent no. 2 have mutually settled their disputes and, following the Supreme Court precedents relied on, there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the FIR against the petitioner would be an exercise in futility.

Ratio / Principle

The petition is allowed and FIR No. 310/2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered at PS Gulabi Bagh, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of FIR — Matrimonial dispute — Amicable settlement — Petition under S. 528 BNSS r/w S. 482 Cr.P.C. by Romie seeking quashing of FIR No. 310/2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered at PS Gulabi Bagh, Delhi under Ss. 498A/406/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom — Petitioner and respondent no. 2 (present in Court, identified by IO) settled disputes amicably and are living together; petition supported by their respective affidavits — Learned APP for State and respondent no. 2 raised no objection — Following Jitendra Raghuvanshi v. Babita Raguvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466, Court held that nothing remains to corroborate and prove the prosecution case and continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility — Petition allowed; FIR and all proceedings quashed; petition with pending application CRL.M.A. 8914/2026 disposed of (Saurabh Banerjee, J., 09.04.2026).

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 2157/2026, CRL.M.A. 8914/2026

ROMIE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dhirendra Singh, Ms. Kirti Bhardwaj and Ms. Nikita, Advs. with petitioner in person

versus

STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Ms. Upasana Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advs. R-2 present in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 09.04.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( Cr.P.C. ), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.310/2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered at PS.: Gulabi Bagh, Delhi under Section 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the factum that the petitioner and the respondent no.2 have settled their disputes amicably and are now living together amicably.

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

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and submits

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that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR as she is happily living together with the petitioner.

The petitioner 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 petitioner and the respondent no.2 have mutually settled their disputes and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s). 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 , 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. 6. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.310/2023 dated 25.12.2023 registered at PS.: Gulabi Bagh, Delhi under Section 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

As such, the present petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

APRIL 9, 2026 /bh

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