Ankit Kumar v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS.

$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1504/2026 ANKIT KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Suvidha Gupta, Ms. Akrati Gupta and Mr. Samya Gupta, Advocates with petitioner in person.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for State Counsel (appearance not given) for R2 & 3 and R-2 & 3 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 24.02.2026 CRL.M.A. 6163/2026 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.A. 6084/2026 (condonation of delay) 3.

By way of the present application, the applicant is seeking condonation of delay of 60 days in re-filing of the above-captioned petition. 4.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, the present application is allowed and the delay of 60 days in re-filing of the above-captioned petition stands condoned.

5.

Accordingly, the present application is disposed of. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

CRL.M.C. 1504/2026 6.

By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR bearing No. 302/2020, registered at Police Station Shakarpur, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 363/366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

7.

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

The petitioner and respondent nos. 2 and 3 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station, Shakarpur, Delhi. 9.

Brief facts of the case are that the present FIR was registered at the instance of the parents of the complainant on 10.07.2020, as the daughter of respondent no. 2 had eloped with the present petitioner and had married each other thereafter. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 22.07.2025. It is also stated that the present petitioner and the daughter of respondent no. 2 have been living peacefully after getting married each other.

10.

On a query made by this Court, respondent nos. 2 & 3 who have been identified by the IO, have categorically stated that they have entered into compromise out of their own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, they have objection if the present FIR is quashed. 11.

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. 12.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 302/2020, registered at Police Station Shakarpur, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 363/366 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

13.

The petition stands disposed of.

14.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 24, 2026/vc/gj The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.