Deepak Kaushal & ORS. v. State And Another & ANR.

$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4710/2024 & CRL.M.A. 4623/2025, CRL.M.A. 7677/2026 DEEPAK KAUSHAL & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms. Surbhi Sharma, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE AND ANOTHER & ANR.

....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with W/SI Chanchal, No. D 3603, P.S. Pul Prahladpur R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 13.03.2026 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 28/2019, registered at Police Station Pul Prahladpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC') and proceedings emanating therefrom.

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 from Police Station Pul Prahladpur, Delhi. 4.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Himanchal Pradesh on 29.10.2015, in accordance with Hindu rites and customs. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues which had arisen between the parties, respondent no. 2 had filed a complaint, culminated into the present FIR against the petitioners. It is stated that by way of Compromise Deed dated 08.08.2020, both the parties had decided to dissolve their marriage by way of mutual consent and that they had obtained decree of divorce from the concerned Court.

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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 entire amount as per settlement. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

6.

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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 28/2019, registered at Police Station Pul Prahladpur, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MARCH 13, 2026/ns/R The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.