Delhi High Court
Rohit Sehgal & Ors. vs The State Nct Of Delhi & Anr. on 8 April, 2025
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
% Date of decision: 08.04.2025
+ CRL.M.C. 2037/2025
ROHIT SEHGAL & ORS. .....Petitioners
Through: Ms. Komal Narula & Mr. Tarun
Kumar, Advs. with petitioners
in person.
versus
THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP.
Ms. Vishalakshi Goel & Mr.
Archit Mittal, Advs. for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR
SHALINDER KAUR, J. (ORAL)
CRL.M.A. 9185/2025
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 2037/2025 & CRL.M.A. 9184/2025
3. The present Petition has been filed under Section 528 of
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) by the Petitioner
No. 1, 2 and 3, who are the Husband, Brother-in-law and Mother-in-
law of the Complainant / Respondent No. 2, respectively, seeking
quashing of the FIR No. 197/2023 dated 12.07.2023 (subject FIR)
registered at the Police Station Hari Nagar under Sections
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498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC‘) based on the
settlement arrived at between the parties with the facilitation of Delhi
Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi.
4. Issue notice.
5. Mr. Raghuinder Verma, the learned APP for State and Ms.
Vishalakshi Goel, learned counsel for respondent No.2/complainant
who is present in person in the Court, accepted notice.
6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the marriage
of the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 was solemnized on
14.04.2022, as per Hindu rites and rituals. Due to extreme
incompatibilities between petitioners and respondent No.2, the
petitioners and the respondent no. 2 started living separately from
22.08.2022. Due to the aforesaid dispute, on the basis of the complaint
made by the Respondent No. 2, the subject FIR was registered.
7. He further submits that the petitioners and respondent No.2,
have entered into an amicable settlement before the Delhi Mediation
Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi vide Settlement Deed dated
07.12.2024 and have settled all their disputes amicably, thus, no
further dispute subsists thereto.
8. Pursuant to the Settlement, the Statement of the parties have
been recorded before the Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 26.03.2025 and
the parties have been duly identified by the Investigation Officer (I.O.)
and their respective counsels. The Respondent No. 2, in her statement
before the Joint Registrar (Judicial), has stated therein, that she has no
objection if the subject FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom,
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is quashed.
9. In view thereto, the respondent no. 2 has received the entire
sum of Rs.11,00,000/-, as full and final settlement and their marriage
has been dissolved by way of mutual consent decree dated 23.01.2025
passed by the learned family court in HMA No. 164/2025 under
Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and no other
litigation is pending between the parties.
10. Before this Court, the Petitioner no.1 & 2 as well as Respondent
No.2 are present in person in the Court and Petitioner no.3 is present
through Video Conferencing. Their credentials have been verified and
they have also been identified by their respective counsels and the I.O.
The report of the Joint Registrar (Judicial) vide Order dated
26.03.2025 has also been perused.
11. This Court has also queried from the Respondent No.2 who
confirms that the Settlement/Agreement dated 07.12.2024 has been
entered into between the parties; and that in full-and-final settlement
of all her claims including towards maintenance (past, present and
future), stridhan, dowry articles, jewellery, permanent alimony, etc.
She has received a sum of Rs.11,00,000/- from the Petitioner No.1 as
full and final settlement, in compliance of the terms of the said
Settlement/Agreement. The Respondent No.2 also confirms that she
has received the aforesaid alimony of Rs.11,00,000/- as agreed
between the parties and all aspects of the settlement have now been
performed and the Respondent no.1 too confirms to all the contents of
the settlement.
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12. In view of the foregoing, counsels the parties, jointly prays for
quashing of the subject FIR, stating that the parties have withdrawn
the respective litigations filed by them.
13. The learned APP affirms that the State has no objection to the
subject FIR being quashed.
14. In these circumstances, in line with the law laid down by the
Supreme Court in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr.: (2012) 10
SCC 303 as also in Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab &
Anr.: (2014) 6 SCC 466, this Court sees no reason why the subject
FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom should not be quashed.
In light of the settlement between the contesting parties, continuing
with the subject FIR and all subsequent proceedings would be a futile
exercise and would not be conducive to peace and harmony between
the parties.
15. In view of the facts and circumstances and the
Settlement/Agreement dated 07.12.2024, the subject FIR i.e. FIR
bearing No. 197/2023 dated 12.07.2023 registered at the Police
Station Hari Nagar under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC is hereby
quashed and all proceedings emanating therefrom also stand closed.
16. Accordingly, the petition as well as pending application stand
disposed of.
SHALINDER KAUR, J
APRIL 08, 2025/ab/kp
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