Kishan Kumar & Anr. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

Kishan Kumar & Anr. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Quashing of FIR No. 920/2024 dated 24.12.2024 registered at PS.: Jahangir Puri, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom; petition disposed of alongwith pending application CRL.M.A. 10517/2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 920/2024 dated 24.12.2024 registered at PS.: Jahangir Puri, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom should be quashed in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 20.05.2025 between the petitioners and respondent no.2.

Court's answer

Since a settlement was voluntarily arrived at between the petitioners and respondent no.2 and there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the FIR against the petitioners would be an exercise in futility, following the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466.

Ratio / Principle

The present petition is allowed and FIR No. 920/2024 dated 24.12.2024 registered at PS.: Jahangir Puri, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

Key takeaways

The petitioners and respondent no.2 shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions of the settlement arrived inter se themselves.obiter¶¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI (Saurabh Banerjee, J.), order dated 07.04.2026 in CRL.M.C. 2588/2026 (Kishan Kumar & Anr. v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.), with pending application CRL.M.A. 10517/2026: Petition under Section 528, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No. 920/2024 dated 24.12.2024, PS Jahangir Puri, Delhi (Sections 498A/406/34, IPC 1860) and all proceedings emanating therefrom — ALLOWED. Basis: Settlement Agreement dated 20.05.2025 (Annexure P6) by which the petitioners and respondent no.2 mutually and amicably resolved their matrimonial disputes; respondent no.2 affirmed its terms in Court, confirming receipt of Rs. 50,000/- as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony and maintenance; her marriage with petitioner no.1 had already been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2), Hindu Marriage Act 1995, vide Decree dated 25.10.2025; the learned APP for the State raised no objection; parties and their credentials were identified by the Investigating Officer and they remain bound by the settlement terms. Following Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, the court held that as nothing remained to corroborate and prove the prosecution case, continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility; the FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom were quashed and the petition, alongwith the pending application, was disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 2588/2026, CRL.M.A. 10517/2026

KISHAN KUMAR & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Nikhil Pillai and Mr. Abhiroop Saha, Advs. with petitioners in person.

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for the State with Ms. Vanshika Singh and Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Advocates with SI Deepak Kumar, PS.: R-2 present in person

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 07.04.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No. 920/2024 dated 24.12.2024 registered at PS.: Jahangir Puri, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Agreement dated 20.05.2025 ( Annexure P6 ), whereby the petitioners and the respondent no.2 have mutually and amicably resolved their disputes.

Issue notice.

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

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Respondent nos.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement Agreement dated 20.05.2025, in compliance whereof the petitioners have already paid respondent no.2 the total settlement amount of Rs. 50,000/-, 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 25.10.2025, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

The petitioners and the respondent nos.2, 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 petitioners and the respondent no.2 and the present petition is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. In view thereof, 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 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. 920/2024 dated 24.12.2024 registered at PS.: Jahangir Puri, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are

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hereby quashed.

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

SAURABH BANERJEE, J.

APRIL 07, 2026/NA

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