ARUNENDRA KUMAR & ORS. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 04.04.2026 + CRL.M.C. 739/2026 ARUNENDRA KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Petitioners in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State with SI Pankaj, PS Najafgarh and SI Asmita, PS Security. Respondent no.2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 481/2016 of PS Najafgarh, Delhi for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioners. 2. All petitioners in person as well as respondent no.2 in person, identified by IO/SI Asmita are present in courtroom. Statements of parties have already been recorded by the concerned Joint Registrar. State has no objection to this petition. CRL.M.C.739/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4556 9af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155709 96b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, Digitally Signed cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.04 14:31:21 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:04.04.2026 14:32:39 3. I have interacted with the parties in Hindi. It is stated by them that they have compromised all their disputes pertaining to the subject FIR. The respondent no.2 submits that she has received full and final settlement amount in lieu of all her stridhan and alimony. It is also submitted by them that marriage between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 stands dissolved by way of decree of divorce. No child was born from wedlock of peti