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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

FIR No.217/2024 dated 10.09.2024 registered at PS.: Roop Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/354/34 IPC, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, quashed; petition disposed of accordingly.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.217/2024 dated 10.09.2024 registered at PS. Roop Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/354/34 IPC, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed in view of the Mediation Settlement dated 19.01.2026 between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2.

Court's answer

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, since the parties have voluntarily settled and there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the FIR against the petitioners will 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; FIR No.217/2024 dated 10.09.2024 registered at PS. Roop Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/354/34 IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, and the petition is disposed of in that term.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Quashing of FIR – matrimonial dispute settled through mediation – Delhi High Court (Saurabh Banerjee, J., order dated 25.05.2026) allowed CRL.M.C. 4158/2026 under Section 528 BNSS 2023 and quashed FIR No.217/2024 dated 10.09.2024, PS. Roop Nagar, Delhi (Sections 498A/406/354/34 IPC) and all proceedings emanating therefrom. Quashing rested on the Mediation Settlement dated 19.01.2026 (Annexure P3) before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2: of the total Rs.12,50,000/-, Rs.10,00,000/- stood already paid and Demand Draft No.098667 (State Bank of India) of Rs.2,50,000/- was handed over in Court as full and final settlement of all present, past and future claims including alimony and maintenance; the marriage had been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2), Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Decree dated 04.04.2026, and respondent no.2 raised no objection, as did the APP for the State. Parties were declared bound by all 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 nothing remained to corroborate or prove the prosecution case and continuation of the FIR would be an exercise in futility.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 4158/2026, CRL.M.A. 16795/2026

ANURANJAN AGGARWAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Danish Khan, Proxy Counsel alongwith petitioners in person

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State PSI Nikhil, PS.: Roop Nagar, Delhi Mr. Rajender Pal Singh, Proxy counsel for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 25.05.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.217/2024 dated 10.09.2024 registered at PS.: Roop Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/354/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and all proceedings emanating therefrom in view of the Mediation Settlement dated 19.01.2026 [ Annexure P3 ] before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

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

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Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms the terms of the aforesaid Mediation Settlement whereby out of total sum of Rs.12,50,000/-, the petitioner no.1 has already paid her a settlement amount of Rs.10,00,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.098667 (State Bank of India) of Rs.2,50,000/- has been handed over to the respondent no.2 today 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, 1955 vide Decree dated 04.04.2026, 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. 5. Facts disclose that a settlement has already been arrived voluntarily between the petitioner no.1 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. 6. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.217/2024 dated 10.09.2024 registered at PS.: Roop Nagar, Delhi under Sections

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498A/406/354/34 of the IPC and all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

As such, the present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid term.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

MAY 25, 2026/So

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