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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 9263/2025

ANKIT GUPTA & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Ms. Tanya Agarwal and Mr. Krishna

Kumar Krishna, Advs. along with Petitioners

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State.

ASI Dalbir Singh, 6133/D Traffic

Counsel for respondent no.2 (appearance not

given)

Respondent no.2 in person along with her father.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL

O R D E R

% 24.12.2025

1. The instant petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik

Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Section 482 of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973) has been filed on behalf of the petitioners praying for the

quashing of FIR No.214/2024, registered at Police Station – Tigri, for

offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal

Code, 1860 (hereinafter “IPC”).

2. The brief facts concerning the present dispute are that the marriage

between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 was solemnized on 10.12.2018,

according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. However, due to some

temperamental differences between them, shortly after their marriage, they

started living separately.

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3. Despite efforts of reconciliation, both the parties could not settle their

differences, pursuant to which respondent no.2 got FIR no.214/2024

registered.

4. However, at this stage, with the intervention of family members and

relatives, both the parties have entered a settlement on 25.03.2025 before the

concerned Family Court, Saket Court, South New Delhi. The terms and

conditions of the said settlement are mentioned in the Settlement Deed

which is annexed as “Annexure P-2” to the petition. In pursuance of the said

settlement, the parties have jointly agreed that they shall move for divorce

under Section 13B (1) and under Section 13B (2) of the Hindu Marriage

Act, 1955 and accordingly, a divorce decree dated 11.09.2025 was passed by

the Court concerned.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that

respondent no.2 has settled all her claims in respect of her dowry articles,

stridhan, marriage expenses, jewelleries, gift items and claims of past,

present and future maintenance and permanent alimony with the petitioners

and all disputes of any nature whatsoever for a sum of ₹90,000/-.

6. It is, thus, prayed that the instant FIR be quashed on the basis of the

compromise.

7. Heard. Issue notice.

8. Learned APP for the State, who appears on advance notice, accepts

notice and submits that there is no opposition to the prayer made on behalf

of the petitioners seeking quashing of the FIR in question in view of the

settlement arrived at between the parties.

9. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

10. The instant criminal proceedings concern non-compoundable offences

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that are private in nature and do not have a serious impact on society,

especially considering that there is a settlement/compromise between the

victim and the accused.

11. In such cases, it is settled law that High Court is also required to

consider the conduct and antecedents of the accused in order to ascertain

that the settlement has been entered into by her own free will and has not

been imposed upon her by the petitioners or any person related to them.

12. In the case of State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi Narayan and Ors.

(2019) 5 SCC 688, the Hon’ble Supreme Court held that the powers

conferred under Section 482 of the CrPC/Section 528 of the BNSS, can be

exercised by the Courts to quash criminal proceedings featuring non-

compoundable offences, when the ma