Delhi High Court
CRL.M.C./6710/2026 of RAHUL & ORS. Vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. on 10 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010428272026 + CRL.M.C. 6710/2026 & CRL.M.A. 28055/2026 RAHUL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Upendra Kumar, Adv. along with petitioners. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP. SI
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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CNR No. DLHC010428272026
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CRL.M.C. 6710/2026 & CRL.M.A. 28055/2026
RAHUL & ORS.
.....Petitioners
Through:
Mr. Upendra Kumar, Adv. along with
petitioners.
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP.
SI Shweta, PS – New Ashok Nagar.
Mr. Satish Kumar, Adv. for R2
R2 in person.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
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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. 433/2022, registered at Police Station New Ashok Nagar, 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. The 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 (‘IO’).
5. Briefly, Respondent No. 2 is the wife of Petitioner No. 1, while the remaining Petitioners are his family members. On the complaint of Respondent No. 2, the aforesaid FIR came to be registered against the Petitioners and, upon completion of investigation, the chargesheet was filed. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably resolved their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding/Settlement Deed dated 18.05.2026. The settlement records that the parties are living peacefully, the stridhan of Respondent No. 2 has been returned to her and no other payment has been taken by her.
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 18.05.2026, out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
7. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out 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 abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in question.
8. Accordingly, FIR No. 433/2022 registered at Police Station New Ashok Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed.
9. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
10. A copy of the order be sent to the learned Trial Court for necessary information and compliance.
11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J SEPTEMBER 10, 2026/ys/m