Kulpreet Singh & ORS. v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1320/2026 KULPREET SINGH & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Petitioners with their counsel Ms.isha Khanna, (DHCLSC) with Ms Ruchika Malik, Advs.

versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State along with SI Mahendra Patel.

R-2 with her counsel (appearance not given).

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 17.02.2026 CRL.M.A. 5312/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1320/2026 & CRL.M.A. 5313/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 576/2024, registered at Police Station Narela, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/509/34 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 Narela, Delhi.

5.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 19.11.2019 as per the Sikh rites and customs and were living with each other. A female child was born from their wedlock on 19.08.2020. After some time, due to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and since 14.06.2024, petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 have started living separately. Thereafter, on the complaint of respondent no.2, the present FIR was registered on 30.08.2024 against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Settlement Agreement dated 23.09.2025, entered between them. It is stated that parties are presently residing together for last about one year.

6.

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. 7.

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 to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 576/2024, registered at Police Station The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Narela, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/509/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

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

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 17, 2026/A/R The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.