Rishabh Anand And ORS v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR
$~42 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1566/2026 RISHABH ANAND AND ORS.
.....Petitioners Through:
Mr. D.D. Tripathi, Advocate alonwith petitioners in person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State R-2 in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 26.02.2026 CRL.M.A. 6342/2026 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
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Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 1566/2026 3.
By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 196/2024, registered at Police Station Dwarka South, New Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/377/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and the proceedings emanating therefrom.
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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 Dwarka South, New Delhi. 5.
Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 30.11.2012, as per Hindu rites and customs at Bihar. It is stated that one male child was born on 31.07.2013, out of the said wedlock, who is presently in the custody of respondent no. 2. It is stated that due to some temperamental differences, disputes had arisen between the parties and both the parties started residing separately since the year 2022. On the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners. 6.
During the pendency of the case, with the intervention of family friends, relatives and well wishers, both the parties amicably settled their disputes before Delhi Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, Delhi vide Settlement dated 27.09.2025. Thereafter, both the parties had dissolved their marriage by way of mutual consent before the concerned Court. 7.
The respondent no. 2 is present in person alongwith her counsel, who states that she has received an amount of Rs.10,00,000/- by way of Demand Draft bearing no. 000913 dated 24.02.2026 drawn on HDFC Bank, which she was to receive at the time of quashing of the FIR. 8.
This Court notes that the custody of minor child is with respondent no. 2 and the future rights of the child will not be affected by virtue of this compromise.
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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. Respondent no. 2 further that states she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the affidavits showing the protection of interest of minor child, as per the judgment titled as Ganesh vs. Sudhirkumar Shrivastava: (2020) 20 SCC 787 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, have been filed and the same are on record.
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In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, and without any coercion, 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. 12.
Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 196/2024, registered at Police Station Dwarka South, New Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/377/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
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In view of above, the present petition alongwith pending application, if any, stands disposed of.
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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 26, 2026/ns/ A.P.
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