$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 963/2026 SHRI ARUN KUMAR AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Murari Choudhary, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Rohit Chahar, P.S. Ashok Vihar R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 04.02.2026 CRL.M.A. 3794/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 963/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 282/2024, registered at Police Station Ashok Vihar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟). 4. The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Ashok Vihar, Delhi. 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 07/02/2026 at 12:24:12 5. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 05.06.2023 as per Hindu rites and customs at Delhi. No child was born out of the said wedlock. After some time, due to temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and since 12.10.2023, petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 have started living separately from each other. 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 before the Family Court, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi on 26.05.2025. 6. 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 she has received Demand Draft bearing No. 059462 in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/-, drawn on HDFC Bank, towards the remaining amount, agreed to be paid for settlement. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7. 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. 8. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 282/2024, registered at Police Station Ashok Vihar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under 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 07/02/2026 at 12:24:12 Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 9. In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 04, 2026/ns/GJ 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 07/02/2026 at 12:24:12