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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No.549/2022 dated 29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC and Section 4 DPA and all proceedings emanating therefrom; petition alongwith pending application disposed of in the aforesaid terms

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.549/2022 dated 29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC and Section 4 DPA, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed in view of the Settlement Deed dated 03.01.2026 arrived at between the petitioners and respondent no.2

Court's answer

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

Ratio / Principle

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

Key takeaways

The present petition is allowed and FIR No.549/2022 dated 29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC and Section 4 DPA, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashedratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Saurabh Banerjee, J.) allowed CRL.M.C. 3604/2026 filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and quashed FIR No.549/2022 dated 29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC and Section 4 DPA, together with all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement Deed dated 03.01.2026 arrived at between the petitioners and respondent no.2 before the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Karkardooma Courts, North-East Delhi. Petitioner no.1 had already paid Rs.6,50,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.14,00,000/-, and a Demand Draft dated 02.05.2026 bearing No.091808 of Rs.7,50,000/- was handed over in Court as full and final settlement of all present, past and future claims including alimony and maintenance; the marriage stood dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Following the law laid down in Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466, the Court held that since there was nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility; the parties were held bound by all terms and conditions of the settlement. The petition, alongwith the pending application, was disposed of accordingly.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 3604/2026, CRL.M.A. 14615/2026

RAVI KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Surender Kumar and Mr. Amit Kr. Khandelwal, Advs. with petitioners in person

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advs. with ASI Parmod Kr., PS: Dayal Pur R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 08.05.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.549/2022 dated 29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 ( DPA ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of Settlement Deed dated 03.01.2026 ( Annexure P3 ), arrived at between the petitioners and the respondent no.2 before the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Karkardooma Courts, North-East Delhi, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

Issue notice.

Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that he has no

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objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Settlement deed dated 03.01.2026 whereby the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a sum of Rs.6,50,000/- out of the total settlement amount of Rs.14,00,000/- and a Demand Draft dated 02.05.2026 bearing No.091808 of Rs.7,50,000/- (Axis Bank, BranchSwasthya Vihar, New Delhi) has been handed over in Court to her today as full and final settlement of all her present, past and future claims including alimony, maintenance, etc. She further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the IO. 6. 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.549/2022 dated

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29.08.2022 registered at PS: Dayal Pur, Delhi under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC and Section 4 DPA and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

MAY 8, 2026/So

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