CRL.M.C./6816/2026 of SANJAY KUMAR MASSEY & ORS. Vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) OF DELHI & ANR. on 15 September 2026

O R D E R

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1. This hearing has been conducted through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [hereinafter referred to as CrPC] seeking quashing of FIR No. 0808/2024, registered at Police Station Kalyan Puri, District East, Delhi, for offences punishable under Sections 498A and 406 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’] and all proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties.

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

4. The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer [IO].

5. Learned counsel for the parties submit that although the marriage between the parties was solemnized at an Arya Samaj Mandir, both parties profess the Christian faith and, according to them, the said marriage is not valid in law. It is further submitted that, the marriage being void, the parties did not obtain any decree of divorce.

6. Briefly stated, petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 were in a consensual relationship, which ended in May, 2023, whereafter the present FIR came to be registered. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement Deeds dated 06.06.2025 and 14.07.2026 for a total sum of ₹4,50,000/-, of which ₹2,00,000/- has already been paid and the balance ₹2,50,000/- is payable at the time of quashing of the FIR.

7. On a query made by this Court, respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the IO, has stated that she entered into the Settlement Deeds dated 06.06.2025 and 14.07.2026 of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion, undue influence or threat. She has further stated that she has no objection if the aforementioned FIR is quashed.

8. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the Settlement Deed dated 14.07.2026, the parties have amicably settled all their disputes for a total sum of Rs.4,50,000/- (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand only). He further submits that the balance amount of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) has been handed over to respondent No. 2

today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 508004. It is submitted that, with the aforesaid payment, the terms of the settlement stand fully complied with and no further amount remains payable by either party thereunder.

9. In view of the above, since the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion, undue influence or threat, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings. Rather, continuation of the proceedings may only give rise to further acrimony between the parties. In these circumstances, this Court is of the view that the interest of justice would be served by bringing the proceedings to an end.

10. Accordingly, FIR No. 0808/2024 registered at Police Station Kalyan Puri, District East, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A and 406 read with Section 34 of the IPC along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed.

11. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and disposed of.

12. The pending application also stands disposed of.

13. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance.

14. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/ys/PG