CRL.M.C./7080/2026 of ISHU SINGHAL Vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. on 22 September 2026

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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), the Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 195/2025, registered at Police Station Usmanpur, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 316(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties.

3. Issue notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice on behalf of the State.

4. The Petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court. Respondent No. 2 has been duly identified by her counsel and the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned.

5. The Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 06.12.2023 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies through an arranged marriage. No child was born out of the wedlock, and the parties have been living separately since 15.07.2024. Pursuant to a complaint made by Respondent No. 2, FIR No. 195/2025 was registered at P.S. Usmanpur, North-East District, Delhi, under Sections 85, 316(2) and 3(5) of the BNS against the Petitioner, and the charge-sheet has subsequently been filed.

6. The Learned counsel for the Petitioner further submits that during the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably settled their disputes vide Deed of Settlement dated 04.07.2026; Respondent No. 2 has accordingly expressed her willingness to have the FIR and consequential proceedings quashed. The marriage between the parties has since been dissolved by a decree of divorce dated 11.08.2026 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Shahdara District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

7. On a query by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the IO, categorically states that she entered into the settlement of her own free will and without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that the entire settlement amount of Rs. 32,50,000/- (Rs. Thirty- Two Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only) has been received by her and that she has no surviving claim whatsoever against the Petitioner. She has no objection to the quashing of the FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom.

8. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes, the marriage already stands dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, the entire settlement amount has been paid, and Respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR, no useful purpose would be served in continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only perpetuate unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is, therefore, no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

9. Accordingly, FIR No. 195/2025, registered at Police Station Usmanpur, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 316(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed.

10. The present petition, along with the pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

11. A copy of the order be communicated to the concerned learned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance.

12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 22, 2026/b/ys/yt