Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Harshil Kumar Singh vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 4 August, 2025
Author: J.K. Maheshwari
Bench: J.K. Maheshwari
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2025
(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 17572 of 2024)
HARSHIL KUMAR SINGH Appellant (s)
VERSUS
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH & ANR. Respondent(s)
O R D E R
1) Leave granted.
2) The present appeal is arising out of order
dated 29.11.2024 passed by the High Court1
dismissing the quash petition2 filed by the
appellant under Section 482 Cr.P.C3 while allowing
the same qua the parents of the appellant-husband.
3) The matter was referred to the Supreme Court
Mediation Centre, with the consent of the parties,
vide order dated 21.02.2025 to resolve the disputes
amicably. Pursuant thereto, the parties have
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
NIDHI AHUJA
Date: 2025.08.23
entered into settlement and Settlement Agreement
14:14:50 IST
Reason:
1 High Court of Chhattisgarh
2 CRMP No. 1886 of 2024
3 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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dated 02.05.2025 has been received vide
communication dated 03.05.2025 from Supreme Court
Mediation Centre. The relevant portion of the
settlement agreement containing the terms of
settlement arrived at between the parties is
reproduced as thus:
i. That the First Party agrees to pay a sum of
Rs. 25,00,000/-(Rupees Twenty-Five Lakhs only)
to the Fourth Party as full and final settlement
towards permanent alimony, maintenance,
stridhan, and all other articles and belongings.
The payment shall be made in two parts.
ii. A sum of Rs. 12,50,000/- (Rupees Twelve Lakh
Fifty Thousand only) shall be paid by third
Party on behalf of first Party as Demand Draft
to the Fourth Party on the day when the instant
Memorandum of Settlement will be filed before
the JMFC Raipur, the Family Court Raipur and the
Hon’ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Principal
Seat at Jabalpur through affidavit by the Fourth
Party and the Fifth Party in their respective
cases as detailed below in serial No (ii) -a to
(ii)- e:
a) Criminal Case No. 908 of 2023 under
Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act
titled Unnati Raje Singh vs. Harshil Kumar
Singh pending before JMFC First Class,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
b) F.l.R. No 3/2023, P.S- Mahila Thana,
Raipur, CG U/s 498A read with section 34,
where chargesheet has been filed by the
police and which has been numbered as
Criminal Case No 17321/2023 pending disposal
before the Ld. JMFC, Raipur.
c) 688/23 Dated 04/07/2023 U/S 125 CrPC which
has been disposed Ex-parte and MCC No.
1573/24 (Execution Petition under Section
125(3) CrPC) titled Unnati Raje Singh vs.
Harshil Kumar Singh pending before the Ld.
Principal Judge, Family Court, Raipur,
Chhattisgarh.
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d) Filing of application in the court of
Hon’ble Principal Judge, Family Court, Raipur
for setting aside of the Ex Parte Divorce
Decree passed in case No 617/2023.
Immediately thereafter filing an application
under Section 13(B) of the Hindu Marriage Act
for grant of divorce by Mutual Consent
between First Party and Fourt Party.
e) MCRC No. 55212 of 2024 pending before the
Hon’ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh at
Jabalpur (relating to FIR No. 0661/2024, P.S.
Budhar, Madhya Pradesh).
iii. The Fourth Party and the Fifth Party shall
file appropriate affidavits/slip before the
respective courts apprising the Hon’ble Courts
of this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and
shall pray for disposal of the said proceedings
on the basis of withdrawal. After the withdrawal
of these cases mentioned at para no. ii (a, b,
c, d and e) the said amount of Rs. 12,50,000/-
(Rupees Twelve lakh Fifty thousand only) will be
paid to the Fourth Party through demand
draft/online transfer.
iv. Simultaneously, within a period of 15
working days, the Second Party and the Third
Party shall proceed to withdraw their individual
cases filed by them. The Third Party shall file
an affidavit before the Hon’ble Itanagar Bench
of Gauhati High Court in Crl Petition No.
149/2023, apprising the Hon’ble Court of this
MoU and confirming that he has no objection if
FIR No. 5/2023 registered at Police Station
Bhalukpong, District-West Kameng, Arunachal
Pradesh, and the chargesheet/final report filed
therein are quashed.
v. That after the above withdrawals, and upon
setting aside of the Ex-Parte Divorce Decree
passed in HMA No. 617/2023, the First Party and
the Fourth Party shall jointly file a Petition
for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B
(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, before the
Competent Court.
vi. That at the time of recording of the Second
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Motion under Section 13B (2) of the Hindu
Marriage Act, 1955, the First Party shall pay
the remaining sum of Rs. 12,50,000/- (Rupees
Twelve Lakh Fifty Thousand only) to the Fourth
Party through Demand Draft/online transfer in
full and final settlement towards all claims.
vii. That the Fourth Party by this MoU confirms
and agrees to withdraw all claims under Section
125 CrPC, the Protection of Women from Domestic
Violence Act, 2005, and any other allied
proceedings, and shall not claim any
maintenance, alimony, stridhan, or any further
amounts from the First Party or his family in
the future.
viii. That it is further agreed that once the
entire amount of Rs.25,00,000/- is paid by the
First Party in above manner, all matrimonial
liabilities between the First Party and Fourth
Party shall stand fully and finally liquidated,
and no further claims, demands, litigations or
communications shall subsist between the two.
ix. That the Fourth Party and her family
members/relatives undertake not to initiate any
new civil, criminal, matrimonial, or any other
legal proceedings against the First Party and
his family members in future.
x. That the parties agree to delete all
photographs, videos, and any content shared on
social media related to each other, and
undertake not to defame, malign, or tarnish each
other’s name or reputation in any public or
private forum.
xi. That both the First Party and Fourth Party
shall be free to live their lives independently,
including the right to remarry and pursue
personal or professional lives without
interference from each other.
xii. That in the event of any breach of this MoU
by the Fourth Party or her family, the First
Party and his family shall be entitled to seek
damages, compensation, and may reopen
proceedings, including actions for harassment
and defamation.
xiii. That this Mou is executed voluntarily by
the parties, without any coercion, fraud,
pressure, or undue influence, after fully
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understanding the terms contained herein.
xiv. Third party undertakes to enclosed the
Special Power of Attorney signed by the First
Party to be sent for apostilization affirmed by
the Indian High Commission, within 45 days from
today.
xv. That this MoU constitutes the full and final
settlement and is binding on all the parties
concerned.
xvi. The said agreement has been explained to
the parties in vernacular and they have
understood the same.
4) During hearing, it is informed that subject to
payment of Rs.25,00,000/- in total by the husband to
the wife, all disputes have been decided to be
resolved, accepting the said amount as full and
final settlement towards permanent alimony,
maintenance, stridhan and all other claims (past,
present and future).
5) It is further prayed that in terms of the said
settlement, decree of divorce by mutual consent may
be allowed for which a joint application, being
Interlocutory Application No.182669 of 2025 has been
filed.
6) We have interacted with Mr. Harshil Kumar
Singh-appellant (husband) and Ms. Unnati Raje Singh-
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respondent no.2(wife) who have appeared virtually
and they have acknowledged and agreed to the terms
of the settlement as entered. The respondent No.2-
wife has specifically admitted that she has received
the sum of Rs.25,00,000/- and accepts the terms of
settlement, however, requested for decree of divorce
by mutual consent. The appellant-husband appearing
virtually has also stated that the amount has been
paid and the decree of divorce by mutual consent may
be directed and all the cases, if any, pending be
treated as quashed or disposed of in terms of the
settlement.
7) Having considered the submissions made by the
parties who have been identified by their respective
Advocates and also of the Advocates present, in our
view, in terms of the settlement, this appeal
deserves to be disposed of.
8) In view of the above, accepting the settlement
agreement and considering the joint application
filed by the parties, we dispose of this appeal with
the following directions:
(a) As agreed and acknowledged, the
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amount of Rs.25,00,000/- (Rupees TwentyFive Lakhs only) has been received by
the respondent No.2-wife as full and
final settlement towards permanent
alimony, maintenance, stridhan and all
other claims in all respects (past,
present and future) and shall not have
any other claim whatsoever henceforth
against the appellant-husband or his
family members.
(b) The cases as mentioned in paragraph
8(ii)(a) to (e) and the other pending
cases mentioned in the settlement
agreement inter se the parties and
family members shall be treated as
quashed/closed and disposed of and be
consigned to records.
(c) Accepting the terms of the settlement
and as prayed and consented to by the
parties, on their request, in exercise
of our jurisdiction under Article 142 of
the Constitution, we grant the decree of
divorce by mutual consent.
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Consequently, the marriage between
Harshil Kumar Singh-appellant(husband)
and Unnati Raje Singh-respondent
No.2(wife) shall stand dissolved. By an
outcome of the dissolution of marriage,
the parties are set free to lead their
lives separately and independently as
per their own will.
(9) Accordingly, and in the aforesaid terms, the
appeal stands disposed of. Pending application(s),
if any, shall stand disposed of.
………………………………………………………, J.
[ J.K. MAHESHWARI ]
………………………………………………………, J.
[ VIJAY BISHNOI ]
New Delhi;
August 04, 2025.
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ITEM NO.39 COURT NO.3 SECTION II-C
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 17572/2024
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 29-11-2024
in CRMP No. 1886/2024 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at
Bilaspur]
HARSHIL KUMAR SINGH Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF CHHATTISGARH & ANR. Respondent(s)
(IA No. 289907/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT and IA No. 289905/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.and IA
No. 294053/2024 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
Date : 04-08-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Shukla, Adv.
Ms. Unnati Vaibhav, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mrs. Prerna Dhall, Adv.
Mr. Shivam Ganeshia, Adv.
Mr. Ambuj Swaroop, Adv.
Mr. Kapil Katare, Adv.
Ms. Rajnandani Kumari, Adv.
Mr. Prashant Singh, AOR
Mr. Gopal Jha, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1) Leave granted.
2) The appeal stands disposed of in terms of the signed
order. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed
of.
(NIDHI AHUJA) (NAND KISHOR)
AR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
[Signed order is placed on the file.]
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