Sh Raj Kumar Sharma and Ors. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi… — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

Sh Raj Kumar Sharma and Ors. Vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi… — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024 registered at PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all other proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition was thereafter disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024, registered at PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all proceedings emanating therefrom, should be quashed in view of the Settlement Deed dated 19.12.2025 arrived at inter se the petitioners and respondent no.2.

Court's answer

In view of the settlement already arrived at between the parties, they shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions contained therein.

Ratio / Principle

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, the Court held that continuation of FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024 would be an exercise in futility.

Key takeaways

The petition was allowed: FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024 registered at PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all other proceedings emanating therefrom, were quashed, and the petition was disposed of accordingly.ratio¶8

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal quashing on settlement - matrimonial FIR. The High Court of Delhi (Saurabh Banerjee, J., 05.02.2026) allowed CRL.M.C. 997/2026 filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (erstwhile Section 482, CrPC 1973) and quashed FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024, PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi, registered under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, together with all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 19.12.2025 arrived at inter se the petitioners and respondent no.2. Respondent no.2, present in Court, affirmed the settlement, acknowledged Rs.10,000/- already paid and received a further Rs.70,000/- handed over in Court (Cheque/Demand Draft No.001007 dated 10.11.2025, Bank of India, Malai Mandir C&P Banking Branch) as full and final settlement of all claims including alimony, maintenance (present, past and future) and stridhan, and raised no objection to quashing; the learned APP for the State likewise raised no objection, and the Investigating Officer identified the parties. Following the law laid down 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, the Court found continuation of the FIR an exercise in futility, bound the parties to all terms of the settlement, allowed the petition and disposed of it.

$~62

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 997/2026, CRL.M.A. 3902/2026

SH RAJ KUMAR SHARMA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rampal, Adv. alongwith petitioners.

versus

STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP with Ms. Upasna Bakshi, Advocate and SI Mr. Nikhil, PS.: Ambedkar Nagar.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

% 05.02.2026

By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( BNSS ) (erstwhile Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024 registered at PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ), as also all other proceeding(s) emanating therefrom, in view of the Settlement Deed dated 19.12.2025 arrived at inter se the petitioners and the respondent no.2 herein.

At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present petition is accompanied by the Settlement Deed dated 19.12.2025 [ Annexure P2 ], and is also supported by affidavit(s) of all the petitioners and respondent no.2, alongwith their respective identity proofs.

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 07/02/2026 at 12:21:45

Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice, and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024.

Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and affirms that she has entered into the Settlement Deed dated 19.12.2025 [ Annexure P2 ] with the petitioners, in compliance whereof, the petitioners have already paid her a total sum of Rs.10,000/-, and also handed over a further sum of Rs.70,000/- in Court today as a full and final settlement qua all her claims including alimony, maintenance (present, past and future), stridhan etc., vide Cheque/ Demand Draft No.001007 dated 10.11.2025 (Bank: Bank of India, Branch: Malai Mandir C&P Banking Branch). Lastly, respondent no.2 states that she has no objection to the quashing of the said FIR No.0337/2024 dated 26.06.2024.

Additionally, the petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their respective credentials, as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer. 7. In view of the fact that a settlement has already been arrived at between the parties, they shall remain bound by all the terms and conditions contained therein. 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 , this Court is of the opinion that continuation of the aforesaid FIR No.337/2024 dated 26.06.2024 will be an exercise in futility.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.337/2024

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 07/02/2026 at 12:21:45

dated 26.06.2024 registered at PS.: Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all other proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of.

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

FEBRUARY 5, 2026/ bh

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 07/02/2026 at 12:21:45