$~94 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 993/2026 & CRL.M.A. 3887/2026 VIRENDER & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. A.K. Shrivastava, Mr. Raj Kumar, Ms. Ritika Jain, Advocates with petitioners.

versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP. SI Ajay Kumar, AATS Rohini. SI Deepak, P.S. Budh Vihar.

Respondent No. 2 in person.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 05.02.2026

1. Issue notice. Ms. Manjeet Arya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor [“APP”], accepts notice on behalf of the State. Respondent No. 2, appears in person, and accepts notice. She states that she does not wish to avail the assistance of counsel.

2. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“BNSS”] (corresponding to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [“CrPC”]) seeking quashing of FIR No. 146/2019 dated 24.06.2019, registered at Police Station Budh Vihar, District Rohini, New Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”], alongwith consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the ground of settlement.

3. Petitioner No. 1 and resp