$~99 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010402082026 + CRL.M.C. 6343/2026 ROHIT SHUKLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sabyasachi Shekhar, Adv. with petitioner in person versus THE STATE THROUGH THE S.H.O., P.S.- MALVIYA NAGAR & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP SI Roveine R2 in person Mr. Narender Sharma, Mr. Kuldeep Ahuja , Ms. Prachi Bajpai, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 25.08.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CRL.M.A. 26464/2026 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 6343/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR No. 435/2022, registered at Police Station Malviya Nagar, 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 emanating therefrom on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 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 31/08/2026 at 10:54:03 4. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their respective counsel and the Investigating Officer concerned. 6. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner and respondent no. 2 got married on 22.02.2008 at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, according to Hindu rites and ceremonies and one son, namely, Master Kshitij Shukla, was born out of the said wedlock on 22.08.2010. Owing to matrimonial differences, the parties started living separately in October, 2018. Respondent no. 2 lodged a complaint dated 26.07.2019 against the petitioner and his mother, pursuant to which the present FIR came to be registered on 21.06.2022. The parties have subsequently amicably resolved all their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 27.02.2026. The marriage between the parties has also been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 18.05.2026 by the Competent Court. 7. On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2, who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise, vide Settlement Agreement dated 27.02.2026, out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 8. In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any coercion, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 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 31/08/2026 at 10:54:03 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 435/2022, registered at Police Station Malviya Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 10. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 11. Copy of the order be communicated to the concerned Trial Court for necessary action and compliance. 12. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J AUGUST 25, 2026/ys/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 31/08/2026 at 10:54:03