Milan Saxena v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal FIR on account of matrimonial settlement - petition under S.528 BNSS 2023 (CRL.M.C. 4143/2026), Milan Saxena v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.; FIR No.262/2019 dated 28.04.2019, PS Ranhola, Delhi; Sections 498A/406/34 IPC; Settlement dated 19.01.2024 before Counselling Cell, Family Courts (Annexure P5); total settlement Rs.7,40,000/- with Rs.5,00,000/- paid and Demand Draft No.635740 dated 18.03.2026 (Yes Bank Ltd.) of Rs.2,40,000/- as full and final settlement including alimony and maintenance; divorce by mutual consent under S.13B(2) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Decree dated 16.12.2024; reliance on Jitendra Raghuvanshi (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303, Narinder Singh (2014) 6 SCC 466; 'exercise in futility'; FIR and all proceedings quashed; petition and pending application CRL.M.A. 16752/2026 disposed.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of FIR No.262/2019 dated 28.04.2019 registered at PS.: Ranhola, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition, alongwith the pending application (CRL.M.A. 16752/2026), disposed of in the aforesaid term.