Danish & ORS. v. The State Gnctd And ANR

$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2772/2026 DANISH & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vishal Tyagi, Mr. Danish Saifi, Mr. Shafik Ahmed and Ms. Abida, Advocates along with petitioners-inperson.

versus THE STATE GNCTD AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Sujata, P.S. Khajuri Khas.

Ms. Ananya Bhardwaj, Advocate for R-2 along with R-2

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 13.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 11229/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2772/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 468/2024, registered at Police Station Khajuri Khas, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 117(2)/79/351(3)/64(1)/74/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter „BNS') and all consequent 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.

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 from Police Station Khajuri Khas, Delhi. 6.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 05.07.2023, in accordance with Muslim rites and ceremonies. It is stated that one male child was born out of the said wedlock. Further, it is stated that on 16.09.2024, an altercation had taken place at the matrimonial home of the respondent no. 2; pursuant to which, on 17.09.2024, the respondent no. 2 left the matrimonial home and had gone to her parental home. Further, upon a complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Mediation Settlement Agreement dated 12.01.2026.

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. She further states that the allegations against the petitioner no. 2 under Section 64(1) of BNS were levelled due to some misunderstanding and she is now happily living with petitioner no. 1 who is the husband of the complainant/respondent no. 2 and further states that she has no objection if the 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 468/2024, registered at Police Station Khajuri Khas, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 117(2)/79/351(3)/64(1)/74/3(5) of BNS 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 APRIL 13, 2026/zp/r The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.