Matrimonial FIR Cannot Be Quashed If Settlement Agreement Between Estranged Couple Remains Unexecuted: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that an FIR registered in a matrimonial dispute cannot be quashed merely because a settlement agreement was signed if such settlement was never acted upon. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna delivered the judgment in the case titled ARVIND BHATNAGAR v. STATE & ANR, dismissing the husband’s plea seeking quashing of an FIR registered under Sections 498A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Background…
