W.P.(CRL) 2056/2026 1 $~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16th July, 2026 + W.P.(CRL) 2056/2026 & CRL.M.A. 20625/2026 AMIT GOEL & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Raj Kashyap with petitioner in person. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anand V Khatri, ASC with Mr. SI Rajesh. Ms. Meenakshi Agarwal, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No.330/2025 dated 27.08.2025, registered at Police Station DBG Road, Delhi, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The marriage between complainant (respondent No.2 herein) and petitioner No.1 was solemnized on 02.06.2017, as per Hindu rites and customs. No child was born from abovesaid wedlock. 3. However, on account of temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately and when a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, it Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.07.2026 15:31:29 Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 2056/2026 2 resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR. 4. Charge-sheet has already been filed. 5. In the interregnum, both the parties have entered into a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 09.12.2025 and have been able to resolve all their disputes and have decided to part ways, gracefully. 6. It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought. 7. Petitioners are present in Court. 8. Respondent No. 2 is present in-person and she has been duly identified by both, Investigating Officer who is also present in Court, as well as her counsel who has appeared through video-conferencing. 9. When asked, respondent No. 2 reiterates the terms of abovesaid settlement. She also submits that there is already a divorce between them by way of mutual consent on 16.03.2026. She states that she has agreed to accept a total sum of Rs. 16 lacs as full and final settlement in lieu of istridhan, alimony, maintenance for self (past, present and future). She submits that she has already received a sum of Rs. 11 lacs and the balance amount of Rs. 5 lacs has been received today in the shape of Demand Draft drawn on Axis Bank. She states that she has entered into the abovesaid settlement out of her own free will, without any coercion and influence from any corner whatsoever and therefore, she would have ‘no objection’ if FIR in question is quashed. 10. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, continuing with criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose, especially, when dispute does not involve any public interest and is, primarily, private in nature. In any case, even the complainant does not wish to press any charges Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.07.2026 15:31:29 Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 2056/2026 3 against the petitioners. 11. Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it is deemed appropriate to quash the instant FIR. 12. Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No.330/2025 dated 27.08.2025, registered at Police Station DBG Road, Delhi, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is, hereby, quashed. Original affidavits of the parties shall be submitted within further two weeks before the learned Trial Court. 13. The present petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms. 14. Pending application also stands disposed of. (MANOJ JAIN) JUDGE JULY 16, 2026/sw/sa Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:18.07.2026 15:31:29