Badal & ORS. v. The State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.
$~21 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 721/2026 BADAL & ORS.
.....Petitioners Through:
Petitioners with their counsel Mr.
Rajneesh Kumar Shukla, Mr. Nitin Kumar and Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Advs.
versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State.
R-2 with her counsel
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 20.02.2026 CRL.M.A. 2871/2026 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 721/2026 3.
By way of the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 559/2021, registered at Police Station Prem Nagar, 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 before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
(IO) from Police Station Prem Nagar, Delhi.
5.
Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 02.07.2018 as per the Hindu 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 15.12.2020, petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 have started living separately. 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 Settlement/Compromise dated 24.07.2025, entered between them before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Court, Delhi. Pursuant to the said settlement, a demand draft bearing No. 504352, dated 03.01.2026, drawn on ICICI Bank, in the sum of Rs. 1,50,000/- has been handed over to respondent no. 2 today by the petitioners. 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. 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 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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. 559/2021, registered at Police Station Prem Nagar, 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 the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11.
The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 20, 2026/A/AP The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.