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1. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 461/2021, registered at Police Station Janakpuri, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC') and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

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

3. All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station, Janakpuri, Delhi.

4. Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the son of petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 14.02.2020, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. 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 29.01.2026 executed at Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi.

5. 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. It is also stated that she has received an amount of Rs. 26,00,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 678566 dated 16.04.2026. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

6. 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 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. 461/2021, registered at Police Station Janakpuri, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8. The petition stands disposed of.

9. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.