Himanshu & ORS. v. State Of NCT Delhi & ANR.

$~97 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2424/2026 HIMANSHU & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankit Yadav, Advocate along with petitioners-in-person.

versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Devender, Anti DIU North.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 01.04.2026 1.

By way of the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 0155/2025, registered at Police Station Timarpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 2.

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

All the petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Timarpur, Delhi. 4.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 05.06.2023 as per the Hindu rites and customs and were living with each other. No child was The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

born from their wedlock. After some time, due to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and since 13.03.2024, petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 have started living separately from each other. Thereafter, on the complaint of respondent no.2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections.

5.

It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 09.02.2026, entered between them.

6.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2 who has been identified by the concerned 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 by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties and she had received the amount of Rs.5,00,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 016006 dated 14.03.2026, drawn on Axis Bank. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, without any coercion and 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 0155/2025, registered at Police Station Timarpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

are quashed.

9.

In view of the above, the present writ petition stands disposed of. 10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 01, 2026/zp/gj The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.