Muhammed Asjad & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4042/2026 MUHAMMED ASJAD & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Counsel (appearance not given) with petitioners in person.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Sanjeet Kumar and SI Kavinder Singh.

Counsel (appearance not given) for R2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 21.05.2026 CRL.M.A. 16375/2026 & CRL.M.A. 16377/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Applications stand disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 4042/2026 & CRL.M.A. 16376/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 315/2023, dated 06.10.2023, registered at Police Station Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereafter 'DP Act') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

arrived at between the parties.

4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.

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 Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi. 6.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 13.11.2021, in accordance with Muslim rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. Upon the complaint made 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 cum Compromise Deed dated 09.04.2026.

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. It is also stated that she has already received the amount as per the said Settlement cum Compromise Deed. 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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 315/2023, dated 06.10.2023, registered at Police Station Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC and Section 4 of DP Act and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 10.

Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of.

11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 21, 2026/vc The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.