Petition under Section 528 BNSS sought quashing of a 498A IPC FIR after the parties settled disputes and divorced by mutual consent. The complainant affirmed the settlement in court; the court quashed the FIR and all proceedings emanating from it.
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DAVINDER PAL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. RCS Bhadoria, Mr. Shekhar Chand Jain, Advocates with petitioner in person
versus
THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for the State with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Ms. Divya Bakshi and Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Advocates with ASI Virender Kr., PS: Sunlight Colony Mr. Siddharth Negi, Mr. Chirag Verma and Mr. Vaibhav Sharma, Advocates for R-2 with R-2 in person
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
O R D E R % 27.07.2026
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view thereof, the present is a fit case for quashing the aforesaid FIR. Accordingly, as also 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 , and also since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the prosecution, continuation of the present FIR will be an exercise in futility.
SAURABH BANERJEE, J.
JULY 27, 2026/ bh
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether FIR No.71/2024 under Section 498A IPC should be quashed following a settlement between the parties and dissolution of marriage by mutual consent.
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Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr.Followed¶7
(2013) 4 SCC 58 · Who else cites this
Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr.Followed¶7
(2012) 10 SCC 303 · Who else cites this
Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr.Followed¶7
(2014) 6 SCC 466 · Who else cites this
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Davinder Pal Singh
The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
Respondent No. 2
Saurabh Banerjee
As recorded by the court registry
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