$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010355462026 + CRL.M.C. 5645/2026 & CRL.M.A. 23596/2026 VIKAS AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sumit and Mr. L.K. Sharma, Advs. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP with ASI Parmod and ASI Sachin. R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 05.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. This is a petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'BNSS') seeking quashing of FIR No.780/2021 dated 19.09.2021, registered at Police Station Burari, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the 'IPC') and 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. 4. The Petitioners and Respondent No.2 are present before this Court and have been identified by the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned. 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 07/08/2026 at 11:31:01 5. Briefly stated, petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 were married on 19.01.2020 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. No child was born out of the wedlock. Owing to matrimonial disputes and temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately from 04.08.2020. Thereafter, the present FIR came to be registered at the instance of respondent No.2. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties amicably resolved their matrimonial disputes by way of a Settlement Deed dated 07.07.2026 and agreed to live separately. The present petition has been filed in terms thereof. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes. He further submits that petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 have agreed to live separately and respondent No.2 has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 7. On a query made by this Court, Respondent No.2 submits that she has entered into the settlement of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that she has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 8. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes and have agreed to live separately, and 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.780/2021 registered at Police Station Burari, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC, 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 07/08/2026 at 11:31:01 and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 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 AUGUST 5, 2026/JYH/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 07/08/2026 at 11:31:01