Ramandeep Singh Gujral v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ORS.

$~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 671/2026 RAMANDEEP SINGH GUJRAL .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate along with petitioner-in-person.

versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State.

Ms. Jasmeet Kaur, Mr. Pushpreet Singh, Mr. R.S. Tiwari & Ms. Nisha Kharbanda, Advocates for R-2 along with R-2-in-person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 28.03.2026 File taken up today as 02.03.2026 was declared a holiday in view of Notification No. 64/G-4/Genl-I/DHC dated 27.02.2026. CRL.M.A. 2672/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 671/2026 3.

By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 767/2020, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 4.

The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi. 5.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 11.10.2019 as per the Sikhs 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 January 2020, petitioner 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.

6.

It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 27.04.2025, entered between them.

7.

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 and she had received the amount of Rs.6,00,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 363956 dated 27.01.2026, drawn on Yes Bank. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 8.

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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 767/2020, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

In view of the above, the present writ petition stands disposed of. 11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MARCH 28, 2026/zp/r The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.