Shantanu Gupta & ORS. v. The State Throgh Sho. Shahbad Dairy & ANR.

$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 100/2026 SHANTANU GUPTA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vineet Kaushik and Ms. Annu Sharma, Advocates along with petitioners-in-person.

versus THE STATE THROGH SHO. SHAHBAD DAIRY & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with Mr. Siddharth Shankar Jha, Advocate with SI Bimla and SI Lal Chand, P.S. S.B. Dairy.

Respondent no. 2-in-person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 07.01.2026 CRL.M.A. 339/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 100/2026 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 475/2021, registered at Police Station Shahbad Dairy, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

5.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Shahbad Dairy, Delhi.

6.

Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 18.02.2018 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the wedlock. Due to temperamental differences, parties started living separately since June, 2020. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered. During pendency of the case, both the parties have amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 06.03.2025 and have obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, from the concerned Court.

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 by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between them vide Settlement Agreement dated 06.03.2025. Respondent no. 2 further states she has received the remaining amount of Rs. 8 lakhs due to her, as per settlement agreement, by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 005403 drawn on HDFC Bank, and she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

8.

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

There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 475/2021, registered at Police Station Shahbad Dairy, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC 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 JANUARY 07, 2026/zp td The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.