CRL.M.C./5146/2026 of BRIJESH KUMAR DABRAL & ORS. Vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR on 7 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’), read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 110/2023, registered at Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/354/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), 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 petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by the Investigating Officer concerned.

5. The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 12.12.2018 at New Delhi according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the said wedlock. Owing to matrimonial differences, the parties started residing separately from April 2022. Thereafter, FIR No. 110/2023 dated 03.03.2023 came to be registered at Police Station Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/354/34 of the IPC. The parties subsequently amicably resolved their disputes, and their marriage was dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent vide order dated 25.03.2026 passed by the learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Dwarka Courts, South-West District, New Delhi.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the Settlement Deed dated 16.01.2026, the parties agreed to settle all their disputes for a total sum of Rs.15,00,000/-. It is submitted that the first instalment of Rs.5,00,000/- was paid to Respondent No. 2 on 18.02.2026, and the second instalment of Rs.5,00,000/- on dated 16.03.2026. It is further submitted that the balance amount of Rs.5,00,000/- has been handed over to Respondent No. 2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 535990. It is submitted that, with the said payment, the terms and conditions of the settlement stand fully complied with and nothing further remains to be paid by either party under the settlement.

7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically states that she has entered into the settlement out of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that the entire settled amount has been received by her and that she has no surviving claim whatsoever against the petitioners. She has no objection if the present FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes, their 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 no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

9. Accordingly, FIR No. 110/2023, registered at Police Station Baba Haridas, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/354/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed.

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

11. 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 7, 2026/ys/P