$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1866/2026 KIRTI CHADDHA @KARTIK CHADDHA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Piyush Malik, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE( GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manjeet Arya, APP for the State R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 13.03.2026 CRL.M.A. 7673/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 1866/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 838/2019, registered at Police Station Bindapur, New Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC') and proceedings emanating therefrom. 4. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court 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 18/03/2026 at 15:23:17 and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned from Police Station Bindapur, Delhi. 6. Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at New Delhi on 25.11.2016, in accordance with Hindu rites and customs. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues which had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2, both the parties started residing separately since 08.01.2018. Upon a complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)/Settlement Deed dated 23.12.2025 and have obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, from the concerned 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 out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has received an amount of ₹3,00,000/- by way of Demand Draft which she was to receive as per settlement. 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 18/03/2026 at 15:23:17 9. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 838/2019, registered at Police Station Bindapur, New Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 10. In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MARCH 13, 2026/ns/AP 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 18/03/2026 at 15:23:17