Supreme Court of India
Shivangi Bansal vs Sahib Bansal on 22 July, 2025
Author: B. R. Gavai
Bench: B. R. Gavai
2025 INSC 883
NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL/CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
TRANSFER PETITION (C) NO. 2367 OF 2023
SHIVANGI BANSAL … PETITIONER
VERSUS
SAHIB BANSAL … RESPONDENT
WITH
T.P. (Crl.) No(s). 631-633/2023
SLP (Crl.) No. 7869/2022
SLP (Crl.) No. 11848/2022
SLP (Crl.) No. 2282/2023
JUDGMENT
AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J.
1. The Transfer Petition (C) No. 2367 of 2023 has been
filed by the wife – Shivangi Bansal / Shivangi Goel for
transfer of HMA No. 1395/2020, titled as “Sahib
Bansal Vs. Shivangi Bansal” seeking transfer of the
case from the Principal Judge, Family Court, Rohini
Signature Not Verified Court, Delhi to the Court of competent jurisdiction at
Digitally signed by
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh). On the other hand, TP (Crl.)
rashmi dhyani pant
Date: 2025.07.22
17:14:34 IST
Reason:
No. 631-633 of 2023 is filed by the husband Sahib
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Bansal seeking transfer of (i) ST 19/2020 arising out
of FIR No. 567/2018 lodged at PS Pilakhwa, Hapur
titled State Vs. Manju Bansal & Ors. pending before
Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track
Court -I, Hapur; (i) CC No. 248/2019 under the DV
Act titled as “Shivangi Bansal & Anr. Vs. Sahib
Bansal” pending before the Judicial Magistrate First,
Hapur, UP and (iii) Complaint No. 3692/2020 u/s 406
IPC titled as “Shivangi Bansal Vs. Sahib Bansal &
Ors.” pending before the CJM, Hapur Court, UP, to
the competent District Court Rohini in Delhi.
2. Additionally, SLP(Crl.) No. 7869 of 2022 and 11848 of
2022 have been filed by Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi
Goel against the order dated 13.06.2022 passed by
the High Court of Allahabad, allowing the revision
petitions filed by Mukesh Bansal (father of Sahib
Bansal/ Cr. Revision no. 1122 of 2022) and Manju
Bansal (mother of Sahib Bansal/ Cr. Revision no.
1187 of 2022), respectively. Further, SLP(Crl) No.
2282/2023 has been filed by Sahib Bansal against the
order dated 13.06.2022 passed by the Hon’ble High
Court of Allahabad rejecting the revision filed by Sahib
Bansal (Cr. Revision no. 1126 of 2022).
3. The brief facts leading to the petitions are as follows:
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3.1 The petitioner-wife and Respondent-husband were
married on 05.12.2015 at the Umrao
Farmhouse, Delhi as per Hindu rites and
customs. A daughter namely Ms. Raina (minor)
was born out of the wedlock on 23.12.2016 at
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, who
is presently 8 years old. After their marriage, the
parties resided at 44, Kapil Vihar, Pitampura,
Delhi- 110034, which was their matrimonial
home along with the parents of the husband/
Sahib Bansal and thereafter, from 30.04.2017
the parties along with their daughter started
residing at 130, Rajdhani Enclave, Pitampura
Delhi 110034.
3.2 Owing to matrimonial discord and several
disputes arising between the parties and their
family members, they separated on 04.10.2018,
and since then they have been living separately.
4. After their separation, the parties have filed several
cases/ complaints/ legal proceedings etc. against each
other and their family members before various
Courts/ Authorities, out of which several cases/
complaints/ proceedings are pending, the details
whereof are provided hereinbelow.
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4A. Case(s) filed by the Wife against the Husband and
his family members/relatives:
i. State vs. Manju Bansal & Ors. (FIR No.
567/2018): Criminal case under IPC Sections
498A, 323, 504, 506, 307, 376, 511, 120B, 377,
313, 342 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry
Prohibition Act; pending before the Additional
Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court-1, Hapur, UP.
ii. Shivangi Bansal & Anr. vs. Sahib Bansal & Ors.
(CC No. 248/2019): Domestic Violence case under
Section 12 of the Protection of Women from
Domestic Violence Act filed before Judicial
Magistrate First, Hapur, UP.
iii. Shivangi Bansal & Anr. vs. Sahib Bansal (CC No.
285/2020): Continued domestic violence
proceedings pending before Judicial Magistrate,
Fast Track Second, Hapur, UP.
(CC No. 769/2019): Separate DV case against
family members of Sahib Bansal pending before
Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Second, Hapur,
UP.
v. Shivangi Bansal vs. Sahib Bansal & Ors. A227
(7618/2021) Complaint under Section 406 IPC):
Criminal complaint for criminal breach of trust
pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hapur,
UP.
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vi. Shivangi Bansal vs. State of UP & Ors. (Complaint
Case No. 3692/2020): complaint filed by Shivangi
Bansal under Section 406 IPC pending before
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hapur, UP.
vii. Shivangi Bansal vs. Sahib Bansal (Case
No.136/2019): Petition under Section 125 CrPC
seeking maintenance for minor daughter pending
before Family Court, Hapur, UP.
viii. Shivangi Bansal vs. Sahib Bansal (Divorce
Petition No. 730/2022): Petition under Section
13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking divorce;
filed before Principal Judge, Family Court, Hapur.
ix. Shivangi Bansal vs. Sahib Bansal (Transfer
Petition (C) No. 2367/2023): Petition seeking
transfer of HMA No. 1395/2020 from Family
Court, Rohini, Delhi to Family Court, Hapur;
pending before Supreme Court of India.
x. Shivangi Bansal vs. State of UP & Ors. (SLP (Crl.)
No. 7869/2022): Special Leave Petition
challenging Allahabad High Court’s order
quashing FIR against Mukesh Bansal (father-in-
law); pending before the Supreme Court.
xi. Shivangi Bansal vs. State of UP & Ors. (SLP (Crl.)
No. 11848/2022): Special Leave Petition
challenging Allahabad High Court’s order
quashing FIR against Manju Bansal (mother-in-
law); pending before the Supreme Court.
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xii. Shivangi & Ors vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
(MC No. 4588/2023, Crl MA 17543/2023):
Petition filed before the Delhi High Court for
quashing FIR No. 816/2021 (PS Subhash Place)
filed by husband against wife’s family.
xiii. Income Tax Notice – Mukesh Bansal
(ITBA/INV/S/131/2023-24/1055092506(1)152):
Income Tax Investigation Notice issued by
DDIT/ADIT (INV)-7(2), New Delhi.
xiv. Income Tax Notice – Manju Bansal
(ITBA/INV/S/131/2023-24/1055092442(1)153):
Income Tax Investigation Notice issued by
DDIT/ADIT (INV)-7(2), New Delhi.
xv. Income Tax Notice – Chirag Mukesh Bansal
(ITBA/INV/S/131/2023-24/1055002405(1)153):
Income Tax Investigation Notice issued by
DDIT/ADIT (INV)-7(2), New Delhi.
4B. Case(s) filed by the Husband against the Wife and
her family members/ relatives:
i. State vs. Gaurav Goel & Shivangi Bansal – FIR
No. 816/2021, criminal case under IPC Sections
365, 323, 341, 506, and 34, pending in Mahila
Court, Rohini, Delhi, with charge framed.
ii. State vs. Satish Mittal & Ors. – FIR No. 583/2022,
filed under IPC Sections 354, 385, 506, 509, and
34 at PS Subhash Place, Delhi.
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iii. Mukesh Bansal vs. Shivangi Bansal – Ct Case No.
8101/2022, criminal complaint under Sections
200/156 CrPC for defamation under Sections 500
and 501 IPC, pending before Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Rohini.
iv. Sahib Bansal vs. Shivangi Bansal – HMA No.
1395/2020, divorce petition under Section 13(1)
of the Hindu Marriage Act, pending in Family
Court, Rohini.
v. Sahib Bansal vs. Union of India – WP(Q) No.
1470/2023, writ petition filed in Delhi High Court
challenging IPS candidature of wife.
vi. Cr. Case No. 402/2019, PS Pilkhuwa, Hapur, UP;
Criminal case against Rajesh Goel & Ors. under
Sections 323, 504, 506 & 294 IPC.
vii. Sahib Bansal vs. Shivangi Bansal – Guardianship
Case No. 47/2024, petition under Sections 7 and
25 of the Guardianship and Wards Act, pending
in Family Court, Rohini.
viii. Sahib Bansal vs. State of UP & Ors. – TP(Crl) 631-
633/2023, transfer petition in Supreme Court
seeking transfer of three cases from Hapur, UP to
Rohini, Delhi; matter pending.
ix. Sahib Bansal vs. State of UP & Ors. – SLP (Crl)
2282/2023, special leave petition against
Allahabad High Court order rejecting criminal
revision; pending in Supreme Court.
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x. Sahib Bansal vs. State of UP – SLP (C) D No.
35261/2024, civil special leave petition against
maintenance order passed by Allahabad High
Court, pending in Supreme Court.
4C. Additionally, there are incidental matters/cases/
proceedings filed by third parties in view of the
matrimonial discord between the parties. These
are:
i. Complaint Case No. 07/2020, Filed under
Sections 323, 324, 325, 356, 504, 506 IPC and
3(1)(10) of SC/ST Act at PS Hapur Nagar by Vijay
Pal Gautam, Advocate in Hapur, UP.
ii. Complaint Case No. 09/2022, Babita vs. Chirag
Bansal & Anr. filed under Sections 323, 354B,
376, 511, 504, 506 IPC and 3(1)(10) of SC/ST Act
at PS Hapur Nagar. Court: High Court of
Allahabad, UP.
iii. Defamation Case No. 799/2023, Filed by Satish
Kumar Mittal vs. Chirag Bansal, Mukesh Bansal,
Manju Bansal before CJM, Hapur. Criminal
Revision No. 170/2024 filed before District &
Sessions Judge, Hapur, UP. –
iv. OS No. 15/2020, Land dispute between SBM
Developers (P) Ltd. and Sandhya Goel pending
before Civil Judge (JD), Khair, Aligarh, UP.
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v. Civil Revision No. 97/2024, Land dispute between
Sandhya Goel and SBM Developers (P) Ltd.
pending before District Courts, Aligarh, UP.
5. Both parties wish to amicably resolve all disputes,
including matters of child custody, and settle all
pending litigations as mentioned in Para 4 above with
full and final satisfaction to avoid any future litigation
and maintain peace between them, in the present
proceedings itself.
6. Heard Mr. Sidharth Luthra, learned senior counsel for
the wife and Mr. Vikas Singh, learned senior counsel
for the husband.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case
as also the submissions advanced the ends of justice
will be served by making the following observations
and directions.
8. We have seen that since the separation of the parties
on 04.10.2018, their daughter, Ms. Raina has been
under the custody of the mother/ Shivangi
Bansal/Shivangi Goel. In that view of the matter, it is
hereby ordered that the mother shall have the custody
of the child. The father, Sahib Bansal and his family
shall have supervised visitation rights to meet the
child for the first three months and thereafter basedTransfer Petition (C) No. 2367 OF 2023 Page 9 of 19
on the comfort and wellbeing of the minor girl child,
Ms. Raina, on the first Sunday of every month at the
place of education of the child from 9:00 AM to 5:00
PM, or as permitted under the rules and regulations of
the school. They shall have the right to spend half of
the child’s vacations period with the child. Neither of
the parties shall, in any manner, create any hindrance
or impediment in the visitation rights. The parties are
directed to conduct themselves in a manner that is
conducive to the well-being and emotional health of
the minor child and to extend their full cooperation in
ensuring the smooth implementation of the above
arrangement. In case of any difficulty/change/dispute
regarding the visitation, both the parties shall consult
through the good offices of their respective counsels; it
has been agreed by the parties to authorise Mr.
Sudarshan Rajan (on behalf of Ms. Shivangi
Bansal/Shivangi Goel) and Mr. Sanjeet Trivedi (on
behalf of Mr. Sahib Bansal) to mediate and resolve
issues if any in this regard.
9. Considering the fact that the Wife has voluntarily
agreed to forgo and waive her claim to any alimony or
maintenance from the husband and that she shall
have no claim over any moveable and immoveable
property owned and possessed by the husband and
his family members or any such property that may beTransfer Petition (C) No. 2367 OF 2023 Page 10 of 19
owned and possessed by the husband and his family
members in the future, no order for maintenance is
being passed in favor of the Wife.
10. As the wife has voluntarily agreed to take care of all
the expenses of the daughter and would thus not
claim any maintenance amount from the husband for
the maintenance of the daughter, the order of
maintenance of Rs. 1,50,000/- per month as passed
by the High Court of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
directing the husband to pay to the wife for the
maintenance of the child, shall not be executed by the
wife and is hereby quashed.
11. To bring an end to the protracted legal battle between
the parties and to secure complete justice, all pending
criminal and civil litigations filed by either party
against the other, including but not limited to those
against the Wife, the Husband, and his family
members, in any court or forum in India as mentioned
in Paras 4A, 4B and 4C (i) to (iii) above, are hereby
quashed and/or withdrawn. Additionally, the
incidental matters/ cases/ proceedings filed by third
parties against the husband/wife and his/her family
members & relatives, related/unrelated to the matters
between the parties are hereby quashed and/or
withdrawn. The respective courts/authorities areTransfer Petition (C) No. 2367 OF 2023 Page 11 of 19
directed to treat these proceedings as terminated and
shall not be challenged in any court of law in future.
12. Both the parties i.e., Shivangi Bansal / Shivangi Goel
and Sahib Bansal, and their families have undertaken
that there are no other proxy proceedings initiated by
her/him against the husband/wife and his/her family
members and relatives, till date. If any such
proceeding(s) is/are found to be initiated/pending at
later stage, the same would be tantamount to
contempt of this Hon’ble Court.
13. In addition to the cases mentioned in Para 4 above, if
there are cases, petitions, complaints made by the
wife (and/or her family) or by the husband (and/or his
family) or either incidental to the above matrimonial
disputes or otherwise, in any other forum against each
other or against their family members, not in
knowledge of the other party, the same will stand
quashed by virtue of this order.
14. Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel and Sahib Bansal (wife
and husband respectively) and the family members of
both husband and wife shall not file or initiate any
future litigation, petition, case, complaint or otherwise
arising out of these or related matters, in any judicial
or quasi-judicial or regulatory or administrative forum
or any other forum. For the larger peace andTransfer Petition (C) No. 2367 OF 2023 Page 12 of 19
tranquillity of both the parties and their families, the
husband and wife mutually agreed and have
undertaken to unconditionally withdraw all
allegations/ averments in all complaints / pleadings /
petitions / representations / documents prepared and
/ or filed by the parties or their family members /
relatives or their representatives against each other
and their family members / relatives before any Court
of Law / Regulatory / Administrative/ Statutory/
Tribunal forums and / or any other Authority.
15. The husband and the wife have further agreed and
undertaken, for the larger peace of both the parties
and their families, not to meddle and interfere in each
other’s life, professions, businesses including having
no connection with business rivals, service,
employment, and they further agreed and undertook
not to do any act or promote or cause any act to be
done which may be detrimental to each other’s
personal and professional interests directly or
indirectly and shall not collaborate with any such
party to cause harm to the business.
16. The remarks and observations made against Shivangi
Bansal in the final judgment and order dated
13.06.2022 passed by the High Court of Judicature at
Allahabad in Criminal Revision No. 1126 of 2022 are
hereby expunged.
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17. Shivangi Bansal’s mother i.e., Smt. Sandhya Goel
shall transfer property situated at Mauza Tappal,
Parghana-Tappal, Tehsil-Khair, District-Aligarh-Khata
No. 258 in Gata no. 1653/2 measuring 0.357 hector
and Gata No. 1656 measuring 1.060 hector total 2
Kita total rakwa 1.417 hector in which share of rakwa
0.9446 hector and of Khata No. 1101 in Gata
no.1656/5K rakwa 0.153 hector in which share of
rakwa 0.031 hector, total rakwa 0.97566 hector, as a
gift deed, to the husband Sahib Bansal and all the
expenses for the said transfer to be borne by Sahib
Bansal. Transfer of said property shall be done on as
is where is basis. There are litigations with respect to
the above-mentioned property currently pending
before the Ld. Civil Judge, Khair, Aligarh and before
District Court Aligarh. Sahib Bansal shall step into
the shoes of Mrs. Sandhya Goel and bear all related
expenses post the transfer of the abovementioned
property including litigation cost. Complete pleadings
and documents relating to these litigations will be
handed over to Shri Sahib Bansal in seven days from
today. The documents i.e., originals/certified copies of
the sale deed of the property in question is stated to
be not available with the Petitioner or her mother Mrs.
Sandhya Goel as they are lost. Mrs. Sandhya Goel
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days of this order and supply copy thereof to Sahib
Bansal forthwith. In future, there shall be no claim by
Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel or her family on the
said land. At the time of transfer/registry of the
property, Mr. Sudarshan Rajan/his associates (on
behalf of Ms. Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel) and Mr.
Sanjeet Trivedi/his associates (on behalf of Mr. Sahib
Bansal) will be present to ensure no hindrance and
the orderly execution of the process.
18. The Court hereby directs that police protection shall
be provided to the Husband and his family.
19. Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel shall never use her
position and power as an IPS officer or any other
position that she may hold in future, position and
power of her colleagues/superiors or other
acquaintances anywhere in the country, against the
husband, his Family Members and Relatives by way of
initiating any proceedings before any Authority or
Forum through any third party/official or causing any
bodily or mental injury to the husband and his family,
in any manner whatsoever.
20. As a result of the cases filed by the wife, the Husband
remained in jail for a period of 109 days and his father
for 103 days and the entire family suffered physical
and mental trauma and harassment. What they haveTransfer Petition (C) No. 2367 OF 2023 Page 15 of 19
suffered cannot be resituated or compensated in any
manner. Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel and her
parents shall tender an unconditional apology to the
husband and his Family members which shall be
published in the national edition of the renowned one
English and one Hindi newspaper. Such apology shall
also be published and circulated on all social media
platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and
other similar platforms. The expression of apology
herein shall not be construed as an admission of
liability and shall have no bearing on the legal rights,
obligations, or consequences arising under law. The
apology shall be published within 3 days from the date
of this Order and must be in the following form,
without any alteration:
“I Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel, D/o Sh. Rajesh Goel, R/o.
RS – Niwas, Gandhi Colony, Pilkuwa, UP, hereby sincerely
apologise on my and on behalf of my parents for any of my
words, action or stories which may have hurt or caused
annoyance to the feelings of members of Bansal family namely,
Sh. Mukesh Bansal, Smt. Manju Bansal, Sh. Sahib Bansal, Sh.
Chirag Bansal and Smt. Shipra Jain. I understand that the
various allegations and legal battles have created an
atmosphere of animosity and have deeply impacted your
wellbeing. While the legal proceedings have now concluded with
the dissolution of our marriage and the quashing of pending
litigations between the parties, I understand that the emotional
scars may take time to heal. I sincerely hope that this apology
can be a step towards finding some peace and closure for all of
us. It is regretted and I sincerely hope for peace and an
amicable future for both the families. For peace, good health,
prosperity and happiness of both families going forward, I
sincerely hope that Bansal family will accept my this
unconditional apology. However, dark the past may be, it
cannot hold the future captive. I take this opportunity to express
my gratitude to the Bansal Family that through my life
experience with them, I became a more spiritual person. As a
practicing Buddhist, I sincerely wish and pray for peace,Transfer Petition (C) No. 2367 OF 2023 Page 16 of 19
security and happiness of each member of Bansal family. Here,
I reiterate that Bansal Family is most welcome to meet and get
to know the girl child born out of the wedlock who is at no fault
whatsoever.
With respect and regards.
Shivangi Goel/Shivangi Bansal”
21. The above apology is made to bring about amicable
closure to the protracted legal battle and associated
emotional and mental stress. It is without prejudice
to/for either party. It shall not ever be used against
Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel before any Court of
Law, Administrative / Regulatory / Quasi-Judicial
Body / Tribunal against her interests now or in
future. Any breach of the said condition shall be
considered as Contempt of this Hon’ble Court on the
part of Sahib Bansal, parents and his family
members.
22. As this matter is being settled by the present order, all
allegations made by either party, their family
members, or their representatives against each other
on various social media platforms, including
interviews and statements by the wife or husband that
directly allege against each other and/or their family,
shall be deleted from the web.
23. Each Party agrees and undertakes to, either directly or
indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly: (i) not publish,
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comment, nor take, encourage, induce or voluntarily
participate in any action, that would negatively
comment on, disparage, defame or call into question
the contents of the present order including the cases
and proceedings mentioned in Para – 4 above or any
documents or pleadings filed therein or orders passed
therein (ii) not act in any way with respect to each
other which would damage their reputation and
present or future activities. Sahib Bansal and his
brother Chirag Bansal shall be at liberty to use and
intimate the fact of this order for the purpose of his
marriage and any issue relating thereto.
24. Both parties, their parents and family members
undertake to this Court that they shall abide by the
terms, conditions and directions as recorded above.
Default on the part of any of the party will amount to
contempt giving a right to the other party to directly
approach this Court in Contempt.
25. In terms of the above observations, directions and
conditions/settlement, we deem it appropriate to
invoke our power under Article 142 of the Constitution
of India and order for dissolution of marriage between
Shivangi Bansal/Shivangi Goel and Sahib Bansal. The
decree of divorce shall be drawn up accordingly.
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26. The transfer petitions and special leave petitions are
disposed of in terms of the above order. The guidelines
framed by the High Court of Allahabad in the
impugned judgment dated 13.06.2022 in Criminal
Revision No. 1126 of 2022 vide paras 32 to 38, with
regard to ‘Constitution of Family Welfare Committees
for safeguards regarding misuse of Section 498A, IPC
shall remain in effect and be implemented by the
appropriate authorities.
27. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.
…………….……………………..CJI.
[ B. R. GAVAI ]
……..………..……………………..J.
[ AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ]
NEW DELHI;
JULY 22, 2025.
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