CRL.M.C./6964/2026 of MUKESH KUMAR AND ORS Vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. on 21 September 2026

O R D E R

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1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No. 317/2019, registered at Police Station South Rohini, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the “IPC”), and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties.

3. Issue notice. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

4. The petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their respective counsel and the Investigating Officer.

5. The marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 11.05.2014 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is alleged that, subsequent thereto, the petitioners subjected Respondent No. 2 to physical and mental cruelty on account of non-fulfilment of dowry demands, and that Petitioner No. 2 (brother-in-law of Respondent No. 2) misbehaved with and outraged her modesty. It was further alleged that Respondent No. 2 was subjected to illegal sex determination during her pregnancy and was administered medicines with an intention to terminate the pregnancy upon learning that the foetus was female. It was also alleged that the petitioners continued to harass and assault Respondent No. 2, retained her istridhan and jewellery, and subjected her to physical and mental cruelty on various occasions.

6. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into a compromise vide Settlement Agreement dated 27.03.2026, of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in terms of the settlement, out of the total settlement amount of Rs. 16,00,000/- (Rupees Sixteen Lakhs only), the remaining amount of Rs. 5,50,000/- (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) has been handed over to Respondent No. 2 today in Court by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 115159. It is further submitted that, with the aforesaid payment, the entire settlement amount stands paid and the terms and conditions of the settlement have been fully complied with.

Nothing further remains payable by either party under the settlement.

8. In view of the above, the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will and without any coercion. No useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings; rather, the same would create further acrimony between them. It would, thus, be in the interest of justice to quash the above-mentioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

9. Accordingly, FIR No. 317/2019, registered at Police Station South Rohini, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed.

10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

11. A copy of the order be sent to the learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance.

12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 21, 2026/ys/yt