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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 29th July, 2026
VISHAL & ORS. .....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Pinki Sah and Mr. Gaurav Ambasta, Advocates.
Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for State, Mr. Amit Nayyar and Mr. Sunil Kumar with R-2 in person, WSI Sharanya S and Soni Lal.
JUDGMENT
1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 155/2023 dated 06.04.2023, registered at Police Station Nabi Karim, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
2. The marriage between complainant (respondent No.2 herein) and petitioner No.1 was solemnized on 18.06.2020 as per Hindu rites and customs. No child was born from the abovesaid wedlock.
3. However, on account of temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately and when a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, it resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR.
4. Charge-sheet has already been filed. CRL.M.C. 5325/2026 2
5. When the matter was referred to mediation, the parties were able to amicably resolve the matter under the aegis of Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts on 04.08.2023.
6. It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought.
7. Respondent no. 2 is present in person and she has been duly identified by her counsel as well as by Investigating Officer.
8. When asked, respondent No. 2 reiterates the terms of abovesaid settlement. She also submits that there is already a divorce between them by way of mutual consent on 17.09.2024. She states that she has agreed to accept a total sum of Rs. 2,50,000/- as full and final settlement in lieu of istridhan, alimony, maintenance for self (past, present and future). She submits that she has already received Rs.2,00,000/- and the balance amount of Rs.50,000/- has been received today in the shape of cheque drawn on IDBI Bank. She states that she has entered into the abovesaid settlement out of her own free will, without any coercion and influence from any corner whatsoever and therefore, she would have ‘no objection’ if FIR in question is quashed.
9. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, continuing with criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose, especially, when dispute does not involve any public interest and is, primarily, private in nature. In any case, even the complainant does not wish to press any charges against the petitioners.
10. Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it is deemed appropriate to quash the instant FIR.
11. Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No. 155/2023 dated CRL.M.C. 5325/2026 3 06.04.2023, registered at Police Station Nabi Karim, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is, hereby, quashed.
12. Original affidavits and MoU of the parties, copies of which have been placed on record in the present proceedings, shall be submitted before the learned Trial Court.
13. The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.
14. The pending application also stands disposed of.
JUDGE JULY 29, 2026/nr/pb