Rishabh Dev & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1869/2026 RISHABH DEV & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Manjeet Arya, APP for the State with SI Ankur P.S Jafrabad R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 13.03.2026 CRL.M.A. 7687/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1869/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 377/2017, registered at Police Station Jafrabad, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC') and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereafter „D.P. Act‟) and proceedings emanating therefrom.

4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

5.

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 Jafrabad, Delhi. 6.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 24.10.2015, in accordance with Hindu rites and customs. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to certain matrimonial discord and differences between the parties, both the parties started residing separately since 04.09.2016. Upon a complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. After investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned Court. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement Agreement dated 08.05.2024 and have obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, from the concerned Court. 7.

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 states that she has received the entire amount as per settlement, therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

8.

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 to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 377/2017, registered at Police Station Jafrabad, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 10.

In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MARCH 13, 2026/ns/AP The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.