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Devender Kumar & Ors. v. the State through SHO Ps Seema Puri & Ors.

Delhi HC25 May 2026CRL.M.C./4184/2026

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This order allowed a petition for quashing an FIR under IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The court quashed the proceedings following a settlement between the spouses and a mutual consent divorce decree, citing established Supreme Court precedents.

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FIR No. 673/2016 and all proceedings therefrom under IPC Sections 498A, 342, 406, 34 and DP Act Section 4 are quashed.

Devender Kumar & Ors. Vs the State through SHO Ps Seema Puri… — Domestic Violence | Delhi HC (2026)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 4184/2026, CRL.M.A. 16875/2026-Exp.

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DEVENDER KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Danish Khan, Proxy Counsel with Petitioners in person

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versus

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THE STATE THROUGH SHO PS SEEMA PURI & Anr.

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.....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for the State with R-2

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

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O R D E R % 25.05.2026

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By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.673/2016 dated 07.07.2016 registered at PS.: Seemapuri, Delhi under Sections 498A/342/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and all proceedings emanating therefrom in view of the Settlement dated 01.03.2025 [ Annexure P-3 ] arrived at before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Kakardooma Courts, between the petitioners and respondent no.2, which is accompanied by their respective proofs of identity.

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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 Settlement dated 01.03.2025, whereby out of

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/05/2026 at 11:00:10

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total sum of Rs.4,50,000/-, the petitioners has already paid her a settlement amount of Rs.3,50,000/- and a Demand Draft being DD No.040790 dated 14.05.2026 (Punjab National Bank, Branch-DDA Market, Mayur Vihar, Phase-III, Delhi-110096) of Rs.1,00,000/- 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 has since been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide Decree dated 20.03.2026, and as such, she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.

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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 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. 6. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.673/2016 dated 07.07.2016 registered at PS.: Seemapuri, Delhi under Sections 498A/342/406/34 of the IPC and Section 4 of DP Act, and all proceedings

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/05/2026 at 11:00:10

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emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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

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SAURABH BANERJEE, J

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MAY 25, 2026/So

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 29/05/2026 at 11:00:10

Devender Kumar & Ors. v. the State through SHO Ps Seema Puri & Ors.

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