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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 09th January, 2026
SH VIKAS KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners
Through: Ms. Rajni Malhan, Advocate (through V.C.)
Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State
Sultan Puri.
Mr. Ram Nath Malhan, Advocate for Respondent No.2
No.2 (through V.C.)
JUDGMENT
Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions.
1. The present petition seeks quashing of FIR No. 1139/2020 dated 07.10.2020, registered at Police Station Sultanpuri, Delhi for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
2. The FIR in question was registered against the husband and parents-in-law of Ms. Usha (respondent No.2 herein).
3. The marriage between complainant and petitioner No.1 was solemnized on 25.10.2016 as per Hindu rites and ceremonies, and a child is born from the said wedlock. CRL.M.C. 171/2026 2
4. As per allegations appearing in FIR, the complainant was subjected to cruelty and there was demand of dowry by the petitioners.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the matter has now been amicably settled between the parties vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 15.07.2024.
6. Respondent No.2 has joined the proceedings through video-conferencing, and reiterates the terms of the settlement. Upon Court query, she submits that she has resumed matrimonial ties with the petitioners and is, presently, living with her husband and in-laws and therefore, has no objection is the present FIR is quashed. She also reveals that after the settlement, she has even been blessed with a son and has also withdrawn her all other petitions pertaining to grant of maintenance, execution petition and a complaint filed under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
7. The petitioners have joined the proceedings through video-conferencing as they are, reportedly, residents of Village Jakhal, situated in District Fatehabad, Haryana.
8. Investigating Officer (I.O) is present in Court and confirms broad facts and identifies the complainant.
9. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, continuing with criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose especially when the couple are now enjoying matrimonial bliss. Moreover, the dispute does not involve any public interest and is private in nature.
10. Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Section 528 of the BNSS, it is deemed appropriate to quash the instant FIR.
11. Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No. 1139/2020 dated 07.10.2020, registered at Police Station Sultanpuri, Delhi for the alleged CRL.M.C. 171/2026 3 offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby, quashed.
12. The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.
JUDGE JANUARY 09, 2026/st/sa