Ashok Kumar And ORS v. State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~26 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2386/2026 ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Amar Chauhan, Advocate along with petitioners-in-person.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with ASI Shilendra Singh, PS Bharat Nagar.

Respondent no. 2-in-person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 26.05.2026 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 86/2025, registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 316(2)/3(5)/85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter 'BNS') 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 Bharat Nagar, Delhi. 4.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 04.03.2024, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is further 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 Settlement Agreement dated 01.04.2025. 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. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has received the remaining amount of ₹50,000/- due to her as per settlement by way of Demand Draft No. 010051 drawn on Punjab National Bank and therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

6.

In view of the above, considering 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.

7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 86/2025, registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 316(2)/3(5)/85 of BNS and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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8.

The petition stands disposed of.

9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 26, 2026/zp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.