Divyank Bansal @ Divyang Bansal and Ors v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr

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11.11.2025

¶1By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 215/2024, registered at Police Station Amar Colony, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter >IPC?).

¶2Issue notice. Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

¶3The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Amar Colony, Delhi.

¶4Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 09.02.2020, as per the Hindu rites and rituals. No child was born out of the said wedlock. After some time, due to some temperamental issues, both the parties had started residing separately since 25.03.2024. Thereafter, on the basis of complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that with the intervention of friends and family, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 05.05.2025, entered between them and had obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, from the concerned Court.

¶5The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has handed over a Demand Draft bearing no.160605 dated 10.11.2025, drawn on State Bank of India for an amount of Rs.20,00,000/- to respondent no. 2, in the Court today.

¶6On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2, who has been identified by the concerned IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Therefore, she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.

¶7In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, without any coercion, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

¶8Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 215/2024, registered at Police Station Amar Colony, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶9In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

¶10The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 11, 2025/zp

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7216/2025 & CRL.M.A. 30289/2025 DIVYANK BANSAL @ DIVYANG BANSAL AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Meenal Duggal and Mr. Nitish Chaudhary, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Sachin Kumar. Mr. Ikrant Sharma, Ms. Ira Arora, Ms. Sonali Sharma, Ms. Kritika Kharab, Mr. Saksham Mittal, Ms. Shweta Sharma, Advocates for R-2 along with R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA