$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1521/2026 & CRL.M.A. 6141/2026 GURMUKH SINGH & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sumit Gaba and Mr. Tushar, Advs. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State. SI Rahul, PS Tilak Nagar Respondent no.2-in-person CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 17.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) seek quashing of FIR No. 643/2021, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, under Sections 354/354B/34 the Indian Penal Code,1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue Notice. 4. Learned APP for the State accepts notice. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2026 at 12:03:05 5. The petitioner who is present before this Court and the respondent No.2 who is present through video conferencing, have been identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 6. Briefly stated, petitioner no. 1 is the brother-in-law of respondent no. 2 and owing to matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, the respondent no.2 left the house on 01.08.2021. Thereafter, Respondent No.2 lodged the present FIR against the Petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 17.11.2025. 7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No.2, who has been duly identified by the IO, categorically states that she has entered into the settlement out of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that she has no surviving claim whatsoever against the Petitioners. She has no objection if the present FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes, Respondent No.2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR, no useful purpose would be served in continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only perpetuate unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 643/2021, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 354/354B/34 of the IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2026 at 12:03:05 10. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 17, 2026/b/Av This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/07/2026 at 12:03:05