Manish Gupta & ORS. v. State NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1835/2026 MANISH GUPTA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Manju Nagpal, Advocates with petitioners in person.

versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State with SI Harish Choudhary, PS:

Gandhi Nagar and ASI Parmod.

Mr. Rajkumar, Ms. Rashmi, Ms.

Nidhi Narula and Ms.

Saroj, Advocates for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 15.05.2026 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 294/2020, registered at Police Station Gandhi Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all consequent proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

2.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station Gandhi Nagar, Delhi. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

4.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Uttar Pradesh on 29.11.2017, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that one male child was born out of the said wedlock, who is in the custody of mother. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2, both the parties started living separately since February, 2018. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute before Mediation Centre Karkardooma Court vide Mediation Settlement Agreement dated 13.09.2024. 5.

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. It is also stated that she has received the amount of ₹ 2,50,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 654147 dated 12.03.2026. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 6.

Although, 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 not been filed by the learned counsel for the petitioners, however, the parties will remain bound by it.

7.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out 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 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 294/2020, registered at Police Station Gandhi Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

The petition stands disposed of.

10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 15, 2026/vc/ap The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.