W.P.(CRL) 2460/2026 1 $~58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14thAugust, 2026 # CNR No. DLHC010376892026 + W.P.(CRL) 2460/2026 MD AZAZ AHMAD & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Devesh Agnihotri with Mr. Jabir Ali and Ms. Swati Setia, Advocates with petitioner No.1 in person. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State with SI Rohit and ASI Rajesh, PS Uttam Nagar. Respondent No.2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) CRL.M.A. 24871/2026 (exemption) Exemption is allowed subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(CRL) 2460/2026 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 151/2026 dated 01.04.2026, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar, for commission of offences under Sections 85/316(2)/3(5) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding Sections 498A/406/34 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 13.06.2024, as per Muslim rites and customs. No child is born from the abovesaid wedlock. 3. However, on account of temperamental differences, the parties started Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.08.2026 10:07:23 Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 2460/2026 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 yet not been filed. 5. With the intervention of common friends and relatives, parties have entered into a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 21.07.2026 and have been able to resolve all their disputes and have decided to part ways gracefully. 6. It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought. 7. Respondent no. 2 is present in person with her sister and she has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer. 8. When asked, respondent No.2 submitted that the matter has been amicably settled and she reiterates the terms of settlement as recorded in MoU. She states that she and petitioner no. 1 have taken divorce before the Panchayat. She states that she has agreed to accept a total sum of Rs. 4,20,000/- as full and final settlement in lieu of alimony, Dower (Mahr). She submits that she has already received Rs. 2,20,000/- on 27.07.2026 and the balance amount of Rs.2,00,000/- has been received today . She states that she has entered into settlement without any pressure, coercion and undue influence and in terms of settlement. 9. She, while acknowledging the terms of the settlement, as recorded in MoU dated 21.07.2026, reiterates that she would have ‘no objection’ if FIR in question is quashed. 10. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, continuing with criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose, especially, when dispute does not involve any public interest and is, primarily, private in nature. In any case, even the complainant does not wish to press any charges against the Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.08.2026 10:07:23 W.P.(CRL) 2460/2026 3 petitioners. 11. 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. 12. Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No. 151/2026 dated 01.04.2026, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar, for commission of offences under Sections 85/316(2)/3(5) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding Sections 498A/406/34 IPC), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is, hereby, quashed. Original affidavits and MoU of the parties, copies of which have been placed on record in the present proceedings, shall be submitted to SHO/IO within four weeks from today, so that these become part of Trial Court Record. 13. 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 10:07:23