$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1283/2026 SACHIN AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Puja Bhusari Soni and Ms.

Minakshi Dubey, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with ASI Nemee Shay, P.S.

Saket R-2 in person CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 16.02.2026

1. By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing No. 228/2022, registered at Police Station Saket, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 323/341/354/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’) and all proceedings emanating therefrom.

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

3. 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 Saket, Delhi.

4. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 2 and brother of respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 02.06.2013 as per Hindu rites and customs. It is stated that one male child was born from their wedlock. After some time, due to matrimonial disputes and differences arose between the parties, both the parties could not reside with each other and have started living separately from each other, since October, 2015. Thereafter, on the complaint of respondent no.2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter before the Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, Delhi vide Settlement Agreement dated 28.04.2025, entered between them and the parties had taken divorce, by way of mutual consent from the concerned Court.

5. On a query made by this Court, respondent no.1 who has been identified by the concerned 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 the parties. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.

6. In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, without any coercion and 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.

7. Accordingly, FIR bearing No 228/2022, registered at Police Station Saket, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 323/341/354/509/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8. In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

9. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J FEBRUARY 16, 2026/ns/

AP