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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010277372026 + CRL.M.C. 4567/2026, CRL.M.A. 18979/2026
NIKHIL & ORS.
.....Petitioners Through: Ms. Bharti Sharma, Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Mr. Dushyant Yadav, Mr. Rajeev Pal, Ms. Ritika Arora and Mr. Agamjot Singh, Advs. with petitioners in person
versus
STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.
.....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for the State with Mr. Aditya Vikram Singh, Ms. Upasna Bakshi and Ms. Divya Bakshi, Advs.
SI Rahul Ranjan, PS.: Harsh Ranjan
R-2 present in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
O R D E R %
10.08.2026
1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No.161/2026 dated 27.05.2026 registered at PS.: Harsh Vihar, Delhi under Sections 69/115(2)/351(2)/79/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and all proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of affidavit of ‘No objection’ of the respondent no.2 (Annexure P4), whereby the petitioners and the respondent no.2 have mutually resolved their disputes as petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have entered into 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 12/08/2026 at 10:57:08
marriage.
2. Issue notice.
3. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that he has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.
4. Respondent no.2, present in Court, also accepts notice and submits that since she and the petitioner no.1 have amicably resolved all their disputes, they have recently got married to each other. She also submits that they are now living together happily with each other. As such, she submits that she has no objection to the quashing of the aforesaid FIR.
5. This Court has further had the occasion of interacting with the petitioners as well as the respondent no.2, who all are present in Court, the parties have agreed to put a quietus to their disputes. Respondent no.2 hence submits that he does not wish to continue with the aforesaid FIR against the petitioners.
6. The petitioners and the respondent no.2, present in Court, as well as their credentials as on record, have been identified by the Investigating Officer.
7.
Facts disclose that the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have expressed their clear intention as also taken steps towards resuming their matrimonial life, as they are now residing together in peace and harmony which is accompanied by their respective affidavit(s) qua the said effect. As such, following the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jitendra Raghuvanshi & Ors. vs. Babita Raguvanshi & Anr. (2013) 4 SCC 58, Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr.; (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Anr.; (2014) 6 SCC 466, since there is nothing left to corroborate and prove the case of the 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 12/08/2026 at 10:57:08
prosecution, continuation of the aforesaid FIR will be an exercise in futility.
8. Therefore, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.161/2026 dated 27.05.2026 registered at PS.: Harsh Vihar, Delhi under Sections 69/115(2)/351(2)/79/3(5) of the BNS as also all proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.
9. Accordingly, the present petition alongwith the pending application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
SAURABH BANERJEE, J AUGUST 10, 2026/rr 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 12/08/2026 at 10:57:08