Manish Kumar @ Manish Khatri & ORS. v. State NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 820/2026 MANISH KUMAR @ MANISH KHATRI & ORS. ....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Utsav Sharma and Mr. Kunal Chauhan, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Himanshu, P.S. Alipur Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Mr. Ujjwal Arora, Mr. Neeraj Kadyan, Mr. Utsav Sharma and Ms. Prgya, Advocates for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 18.05.2026 CRL.M.A. 3203/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 820/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 586/2020, registered at Police Station Alipur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34/354/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all proceedings emanating therefrom.

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4.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned from Police Station Alipur, Delhi.

5.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 21.02.2019 in accordance with Hindu rites, customs and ceremonies at Aligarh, Delhi. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to temperamental differences which had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2, they started living separately since 12.09.2019. Further, upon a complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners. However, it is stated that during pendency of the trial, both the parties have now amicably settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 21.08.2025.

6.

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 and that she has received an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- vide Demand Draft bearing No. 004712 dated 15.05.2026 drawn on HDFC Bank which was due towards the settlement arrived at between the parties. Therefore, she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed. 7.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any pressure, coercion, and threat, 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

FIR in question.

8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 586/2020, registered at Police Station Alipur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34/354/506 of IPC and all consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 18, 2026/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.