$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010354542026 + CRL.M.C. 5633/2026 ASHA TIWARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vipul Shukla, Adv. versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP SI Nitesh Mahiya, PS Sagarpur. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 13.08.2026 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”), the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 332/2021 dated 19.07.2021, registered at Police Station Sagarpur, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 323/337 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the “IPC”), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. 4. The 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 17/08/2026 at 11:23:00 5. The petitioner and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their respective learned counsel and the Investigating Officer concerned. 6. Briefly stated, the petitioner is the daughter-in-law of Respondent No. 2. The dispute between the parties arose in the context of matrimonial and family differences, pursuant to which the present FIR came to be registered. The parties thereafter continued to have disputes in relation to their respective matrimonial and maintenance claims. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties, with the intervention of the Delhi Mediation Centre, Patiala House Courts, amicably resolved their disputes and executed a Settlement Agreement dated 29.03.2025. Under the terms of the settlement, the parties agreed to withdraw the cases/proceedings instituted by them against each other. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, pursuant to the aforesaid settlement, Respondent No. 2 has agreed to cooperate in quashing of the present FIR and does not wish to pursue the criminal proceedings any further. 8. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, states that she has entered into the settlement voluntarily, out of her own free will and without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that she has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are 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 17/08/2026 at 11:23:00 9. In view of the amicable settlement arrived at between the parties, the nature of the dispute, and the statement made by Respondent No. 2 that she does not wish to pursue the proceedings, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Continuation thereof would only result in further litigation and acrimony between the parties. 10. Accordingly, FIR No. 332/2021, registered at Police Station Sagarpur, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 323/337 of the IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, including Criminal Case No. 10631/2021 titled “State v. Asha Tiwari”, pending before the learned Trial Court, are hereby quashed. 11. The present petition, along with all pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 12. Copy of this order be communicated to the concerned Trial Court for information and necessary compliance. 13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 13, 2026/prg/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 17/08/2026 at 11:23:00