$~73 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8674/2025 RAHUL PANDEY & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Avinash Kumar, Advocate versus STA TE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Vikram Singh, PS Welcome.

Counsel (appearance not given) for R-

2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 04.12.2025 CRL.M.A. 36196/2025 (exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 8674/2025

3. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing no. 160/2018, registered at Police Station Welcome, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties. 4. Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

5. All the petitioners and respondent nos. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO)

concerned, Police Station Welcome, Delhi.

6. Brief facts of the present