$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 738/2026 & CRL.M.A. 7092/2026 MR. JAI HIND & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Atul Dewan, Adv. petitioners-in-person versus THE STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Ms. Chavi Lazarus, Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Advs. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, PS Vijay Vihar SI Mahipal (main IO) Respondent no.2-in-person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 22.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) , the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 700/2022, registered at Police Station Vijay Vihar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of 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. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 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 30/07/2026 at 15:46:29 4. The petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their respective learned counsel as well as the Investigating Officer. 5. Briefly stated, the marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 18.06.2021 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Owing to matrimonial discord, disputes arose between the parties, as a result of which Respondent No. 2 started residing separately in the year 2022. Consequently, the present FIR came to be registered against Petitioner No. 1 and his family members. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to mediation in the proceedings pending under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, where they amicably resolved all their disputes vide Mediation Settlement dated 07.12.2024. Pursuant thereto, the parties resumed cohabitation and have since been residing together as husband and wife. It is submitted that no dispute now survives between them. 6. On a query put by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically states that she has entered into the settlement voluntarily, of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that she has resumed cohabitation with Petitioner No. 1 pursuant to the settlement dated 07.12.2024 and has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 7. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their matrimonial disputes, resumed cohabitation and have been living together, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only result in unnecessary litigation 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 30/07/2026 at 15:46:29 between the parties. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 8. Accordingly, FIR No. 700/2022, registered at Police Station Vijay Vihar, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are hereby quashed. 9. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 22, 2026/b/P 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 30/07/2026 at 15:46:29