CRL.M.C. 5967/2026 1 $~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14thAugust, 2026 # CNR No. DLHC010376832026 + CRL.M.C. 5967/2026 SH SURINDER KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nishant Sharma, Mr. Rahul Verma, Mr. Anuj Kumar and Mr.Vishal Jarodia, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State with SI Sarita, PS South Avenue and SI Rohit, PS Uttam Nagar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) CRL.M.A. 24866/2026 (exemption) Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions. CRL.M.C. 5967/2026 1. Petitioner herein seeks quashing of FIR No. 287/2024 dated 29.06.2024, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar, Delhi, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The marriage between complainant (respondent No.2 herein) and petitioner No.1 was solemnized on 21.10.2007, as per Hindu rites and customs. Two children are born from the abovesaid wedlock. 3. However, on account of temperamental differences, the parties started Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.08.2026 10:03:40 Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 5967/2026 2 residing separately and when a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, it resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR. 4. Charge-sheet has already been. 5. With the intervention of common friends and relatives, parties have entered into a comprehensive Settlement Deed dated 01.07.2026 and have been able to resolve all their disputes and are now enjoying blissful life together. 6. It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought. 7. Respondent no. 2 is present in-person and she has been duly identified by Investigating Officer. 8. When asked, respondent No. 2 reiterated the terms of abovesaid settlement and states that she has entered into the abovesaid settlement out of her own free will, without any coercion and influence from any corner whatsoever. She submits that she has resumed matrimonial ties with her husband and is peacefully living with her husband and children and, therefore, she would have ‘no objection’ if the present FIR is quashed. 9. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, continuing with criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose especially when the couple is now enjoying matrimonial bliss. Moreover, the dispute does not involve any public interest and is private in nature. 10. Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it is deemed appropriate to quash the instant FIR. 11. Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No. 287/2024 dated 29.06.2024, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar, Delhi, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/34 IPC, along with all consequential Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.08.2026 10:03:40 CRL.M.C. 5967/2026 3 proceedings arising therefrom, is, hereby, quashed. Original affidavits and Settlement Deed of the parties, copies of which have been placed on record in the present proceedings, shall be submitted before the learned Trial Court within four weeks from today, so that these become part of Trial Court Record. 12. The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms. (MANOJ JAIN) JUDGE AUGUST 14, 2026/st/sk Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.08.2026 10:03:40