Prakash Deep @ Naveen & ORS. v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1974/2026 PRAKASH DEEP @ NAVEEN & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ram Naresh, Advocate.

Versus

THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State along with SI Mansi, PS:

Maurya Enclave.

Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate for R2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 18.03.2026 CRL.M.A. 8097/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1974/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 322/2024, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

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4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 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, Police Station, Maurya Enclave, Delhi. 6.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 15.12.2022, in accordance with Hindu rites. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no.

2. 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 vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 06.09.2024. 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. It is also stated that she has received the amount of Rs. 1,30,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 128456 dated 17.3.2026 drawn on Canara Bank. 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. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 322/2024, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

The petition stands disposed of.

11.

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