Dinesh Harihar Chauhan & ORS. v. State Of N.C.T. Of Delhi & ANR.

$~80 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3174/2026 DINESH HARIHAR CHAUHAN & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Shiv Verma and Ms. Bimla Chounal, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE OF N.C.T. OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Mukesh, P.S. Badarpur Counsel for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 27.04.2026 CRL.M.A. 12879/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.A. 12880/2026 (delay of 5 days) 3.

By way of the instant applications, applicants seek condonation of delay of 05 days in re-filing the above-captioned petition. 4.

For the reasons mentioned in the applications, the same stand allowed and the delay of 05 days in re-filing the above-captioned petition is condoned.

5.

The present application is disposed of.

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CRL.M.C. 3174/2026 6.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 84/2024, registered at Police Station Badarpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

7.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 8.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Badarpur, Delhi.

9.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 29.05.2019, as per Hindu rites and ceremonies at Uttar Pradesh. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that on 22.02.2024, on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. After investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned Court, It is stated that during trial, both the parties have amicably resolved all their disputes and differences before the Counselling Cell, Saket Courts, New Delhi vide Settlement dated 22.03.2024, entered between them.

10.

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. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed. 11.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 12.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 84/2024, registered at Police Station Badarpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

13.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 14.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 27, 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.