The High Court of Delhi, in a judgment delivered on November 14, 2025, quashed an FIR registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, after the parties to the matrimonial dispute reached an amicable settlement. Justice Sanjeev Narula, exercising the Court’s inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Continuance Would Be ‘Abuse of Process’: Delhi HC Quashes Sec 498A FIR Post-Settlement
