W.P.(CRL) 2090/2026 1 $~104 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20th July, 2026 + W.P.(CRL) 2090/2026 ANUJ DAS KAIMRANA & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Stuti, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person. versus THE STATE (N.C.T. OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State with ASI Sunita Devi. Mr. Naveen Kumar, Advocate for R-2 alongwith respondent No.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. 0201/2023 dated 07.02.2023, registered at Police Station Alipur, 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 24.04.2022, as per Hindu rites and customs. No child is born from the 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 resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR. 4. Charge-sheet has already been filed. Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:22.07.2026 17:41:30 Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 2090/2026 2 5. In the interregnum, with the intervention of elders of the family, common friends and respectable members of the society, all the disputes have been amicably resolved and there is already a divorce between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No.2. 6. Copy of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 22.03.2025 has also been placed on record. 7. It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought. 8. Respondent no. 2 is present in person and she has been duly identified by her counsel as well as by Investigating Officer. 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 05.12.2025. She states that she has agreed to accept a total sum of Rs. 7,80,000/- as full and final settlement in lieu of istridhan, alimony, maintenance for self (past, present and future). She submits that she has already received Rs.5,00,000/- and the balance amount of Rs. 2,80,000/- has been received today in the shape of Demand Draft drawn on State Bank of India. 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 against the petitioners. 11. Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:22.07.2026 17:41:30 W.P.(CRL) 2090/2026 3 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. 0201/2023 dated 07.02.2023, registered at Police Station Alipur, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is, hereby, quashed. Memorandum of Understanding and original affidavits copies of which have been placed on record in the present proceedings, be submitted before the learned Trial Court within four weeks from today. 13. The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms. (MANOJ JAIN) JUDGE JULY 20, 2026/ss/sa Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:22.07.2026 17:41:30