Raj Kumar Ladwani @ Raj Kumar v. the State (N.C.T. Govt. of Delhi) and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC quashing petition CRL.M.C. 3371/2026 (decided 08.07.2026, Manoj Jain J., oral). Petitioner Raj Kumar Ladwani @ Raj Kumar sought quashing of FIR No. 0723/2017 dated 09.10.2017, PS Uttam Nagar, under Sections 498A and 406 IPC, based on compromise with complainant-wife (respondent No. 2). Settlement/Mediation Order dated 18.07.2025 (Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts): mutual-consent divorce 16.02.2026; Rs. 7,00,000/- full-and-final settlement for istridhan, alimony, dowry articles, maintenance; minor child's custody with mother; visitation relinquished. Charge-sheet filed. Court held further prosecution futile as dispute private, no public interest; FIR and consequential proceedings quashed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; affidavits to Trial Court.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of FIR No. 0723/2017 dated 09.10.2017 registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar for offences under Sections 498A/406 IPC, together with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of the settlement between the parties; original affidavits of the parties directed to be submitted before the concerned learned Trial Court.