$~61 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1314/2026 ARVIND KUMAR AND ANOTHER .....Petitioners Through: Petitioners with their counsel Mr. Navin Kr Thakur, Adv. Versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State along with ASI Vikram Singh. R-2 with her counsel (appearance not given). CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 17.02.2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 48/2021, registered at Police Station Karawal Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereafter ‘DP Act’). 2. The petitioners (petitioner no. 2 through video conferencing) and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Karawal Nagar, Delhi. 3. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between 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 23/02/2026 at 11:26:57 petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 30.06.2009 as per the Hindu rites and customs and were living with each other. No child was born from their wedlock. After some time, due to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and since 01.01.2019, petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 have started living separately. Thereafter, on the complaint of respondent no.2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Settlement Deed dated 22.12.2025, entered between them. It is stated that parties are presently residing together for last about seven years. 4. On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2 who has been identified by the concerned IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 5. In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, without any coercion and 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. 6. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 48/2021, registered at Police Station Karawal Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and Section 4 of the DP Act and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 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 23/02/2026 at 11:26:57 7. In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 8. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 17, 2026/A/R 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 23/02/2026 at 11:26:57