Chirag Chawla & Ors v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr

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12.11.2025

¶1Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "B.N.S.S.")/under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "Cr.PC"), has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners, for quashing of FIR No. 38/2020 dated 15.02.2020 under Section 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as "IPC") registered at Police Station Jagat Puri and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, in terms of the mediated Settlement dated 02.07.2024.

¶2Issue Notice.

¶3On advance Notice, learned Standing Counsel (Crl.) has appeared and The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. accepted the Notice on behalf of the State.

¶4Brief facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between the Petitioner No.1/husband and the Respondent No. 2/wife on 06.05.2019, according to the Hindu rites and ceremonies and no child was born out of the said wedlock.

¶5On the Complaint of the Respondent No.2/Complainant, FIR No.38/2020 dated 15.02.2020 under Section 498A/406/34 of IPC, got registered at Police Station Jagat Puri.

¶6It is submitted that the FIR was a consequence of the matrimonial disputes between the Complainant and the Petitioner No.1. It is stated that the Petitioner No.1 and the Respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them and arrived at Settlement vide Memorandum of Settlement (MOU) dated 02.07.2024, before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Court. In the Settlement, it was inter alia settled between the parties that the Petitioner No.1/husband shall pay a sum of Rs.20,00,000/- towards full and final settlement of all the claims in all respect i.e. towards past, present and future maintenance, balance istridhan and alimony of the Respondent No. 2/wife, in three instalments. It is also stated that the Petitioner No.1 shall pay first instalment of Rs.7,00,000/- to the Respondent No. 2/wife, at the time of recording of Statements of both the parties under Section 13-B (1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; the second instalment of Rs.7,00,000/- shall be paid by the Petitioner No. 1, to the Respondent No. 2, at the time of recording of Statements under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the third instalment of Rs.6,00,000/- shall by paid by the Petitioner No. 1 to the Respondent No. 2, at the time of quashing the aforesaid FIR. It is also submitted that they shall The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. not be left with any claims towards each other and shall not litigate in future against each other qua this marriage.

¶7Today, the Respondent No. 2/wife, who is present in the Court, states that she has received all amounts due to her and has no objection if the said FIR is quashed.

¶8It is also stated that on 21.10.2024, the marriage between the Petitioner No. 1 and the Respondent No. 2, had been dissolved by mutual consent, as per the Hindu law.

¶9The parties are present before this Court in-person today, and have been identified by their Counsel and Investigating Officer concerned and they have entered into the Settlement voluntarily and without any fear and coercion and undertake to remain bound by the terms of the said Settlement.

¶10Considering the nature of the allegations and that they have settled the matter, the FIR No. 38/2020 dated 15.02.2020 under Section 498A/406/34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Jagat Puri and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶11The Petition is disposed of accordingly.

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J NOVEMBER 12, 2025/RS The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3985/2024 CHIRAG CHAWLA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Payal Bahl, Mr. Abhijit Mishra, Mr Vikhyat Gupta, Mr. Himanshu Tomar, Mr. Prashant Jaiswal, Advocates with Petitioners. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) for the State. Mr. Kumar Vikram, Advocate for R2 with R2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA