CRL.M.C. 7438/2026 $~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 05.10.2026 # CNR No. DLHC010478212026 + SUNNY GOLA AND ORS .....Petitioners CRL.M.C. 7438/2026, Crl.M.A.31146/2026 Through: Mr. Himanshu Thakur, Adv. along with petitioners in person. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State along with Mr. Mayank Chaudhary, Ms. Shivi Chikara and Mr. Ashneet Singh, Advs. SI Ranvijay, PS Hauz Qazi CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners viz. Sunny Gola (petitioner no.1), his father, Pratap Singh (petitioner no. 2) and his mother, Asha Rani (petitioner no.3) seek quashing of FIR No.0183/2018, registered at P.S. Hauz Qazi, Delhi, filed under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”) on the complaint of the respondent no.2 (i.e. wife of the petitioner no.1). 2. It is pointed out that the petitioner no.1 married the respondent no.2 on 15.02.2017, and all the disputes which arose between the parties are the subject matter of the certain ongoing criminal proceedings. Subsequently, from 06.02.2026, the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have resumed cohabitation. Digitally Signed By:ROHIT KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:08.10.2026 12:20:08 Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 7438/2026 3. Thereafter, in order to put a quietus to the said proceedings, a settlement was arrived at between the parties on 22.05.2026. A copy of the said Settlement Agreement dated 22.05.2026 has been appended as Annexure P-9 to the present petition. The same reads as under: Digitally Signed By:ROHIT KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:08.10.2026 12:20:08 Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 7438/2026 4. The petitioners and the complainant/ respondent no.2 are present in person. It is affirmed by the complainant/ respondent no.2 that there has been reconciliation between her and the petitioner no.1, and they are Digitally Signed By:ROHIT KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:08.10.2026 12:20:08 Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 7438/2026 currently residing together. The petitioner no.1 states that the parents of the petitioner no.1 are residing separately. 5. It is further affirmed by the complainant/ respondent no.2 that the obligations under the Settlement Agreement have been complied with. 6. Having regard to the Settlement Agreement dated 22.05.2026 and the factum of the marital discord having come to an end, there appears to be no impediment in allowing the request for quashing of the aforesaid FIR. 7. The concerned Investigating Officer (IO), who is present in Court, confirms the identity of the petitioners and the respondent no.2. 8. Given that the alleged offences arise from a matrimonial dispute and a reconciliation between the parties has been brought about, there is no impediment to allowing the present petition in terms of the dicta laid down by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303. 9. Accordingly, FIR No. 0183/2018 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom qua the petitioners, stand quashed. 10. The petition is allowed in the above terms. 11. Pending application also stands disposed of. SACHIN DATTA, J OCTOBER 5, 2026/cl Digitally Signed By:ROHIT KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:08.10.2026 12:20:08