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Mr. Himanshu Sharma and Ors. v. the State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC13 Jan 2026CRL.M.C./258/2026

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On a petition under Section 528 BNSS, the Delhi High Court allowed the quashing of an FIR and proceedings under Sections 498A/406/377/34 IPC. The Court held that continuation of proceedings was futile as the parties had reached a settlement and the petitioners had fully paid the agreed amount.

What did the court decide?

Quashed FIR No. 211/2023 dated 30.06.2023 and all proceedings emanating therefrom; disposed of the petition with pending applications.

Mr. Himanshu Sharma and Ors. Vs the State of NCT of… — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 258/2026, CRL.M.A. 947-948/2026

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MR. HIMANSHU SHARMA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amit Sharma and Ms. Rashi Kaushik, Advocates with petitioner in person.

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versus

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THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advocate SI Naveen Yadav and SI Ajeet, PSNFC.

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Advocate (presence not given) for R-2 with R-2 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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% 13.01.2026

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By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 211/2023 dated 30.06.2023 registered under Section(s) 498A/ 406/ 377/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) at PS.: New Friends Colony, New Delhi, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 29.05.2025 [ Annexure P-3 (colly) ], arrived between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class (Mahila Court- 01), Saket Courts, New Delhi.

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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 15/01/2026 at 12:28:25

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The present petition is also accompanied by the respective affidavit(s) of all the petitioners and respondent no.2, alongwith their proofs of identities.

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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 the aforesaid FIR No.211/2023 dated 30.06.2023.

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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and confirms that the petitioners and respondent no.2 have entered into a Settlement, and that the petitioners have already paid an amount of Rs.6,00,000/- out of the agreed Settlement amount of Rs.11,50,000/-. Today, the petitioner no.1 has handed over a Demand Draft (Number 756393, drawn on Union Bank) of Rs.5,50,000/- ( Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand Only ) dated 19.10.2025 to respondent no.2, as a full and final settlement of all her claims including alimony, maintenance (present, past and future), stridhan, etc. As such, respondent no.2 states that she has no objection to the quashing of the FIR No.211/2023 dated 30.06.2023.

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Further, the petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials, as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.

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Since 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 ,

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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 15/01/2026 at 12:28:25

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this Court is of the opinion that continuation of the aforesaid FIR No.211/2023 dated 30.06.2023 will be an exercise in futility.

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Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No. 211/2023 dated 30.06.2023 registered under Section(s) 498A/ 406/ 377/ 34 of the IPC at PS.: New Friends Colony, New Delhi and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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Accordingly, the petition alongwith pending application(s) is disposed of.

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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JANUARY 13, 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 15/01/2026 at 12:28:25

Mr. Himanshu Sharma and Ors. v. the State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

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