Full Judgment
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 282/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1058/2026 IMRAN & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shubham Bharara and Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person
Versus
STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State R-2 in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
ORDER
% 27.02.2026
1. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR
bearing no. 55/2023, registered at Police Station Nihal Vihar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 406/498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, 2023 (hereafter ‘IPC).
2. 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 Nihal Vihar, Delhi.
3. Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner
no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 22.10.2020, as per Muslim rites and customs. A male child was born out of the said wedlock. After some time, due to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and have started living separately. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioner.
4. During pendency of the case, both the parties had amicably settled
their disputes vide Settlement dated 01.09.2025 before the Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, New Delhi. The complainant is present in person alongwith her counsel, who states that she has received the balance compromise amount of Rs.3,30,000/-, by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 019332 drawn on Axis Bank.
5. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the affidavits
showing the protection of interest of minor child as per the judgment titled as Ganesh vs. Sudhirkumar Shrivastava: (2020) 20 SCC 787 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court have been filed and the same are on record.
6. 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 she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
7. 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. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.
8. Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 55/2023, registered at Police Station Nihal Vihar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections are quashed.
9. In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of.
10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 27, 2026/rr