DURGA PRASAD GUPTA AND ORS vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT DELHI AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 30th April, 2026 CRL.M.C. 3357/2026 & CRL.M.A. 13591/2026 DURGA PRASAD GUPTA AND ORS .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Monika Kapure and Mr. R.N. Singh Kushwaha, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP for State with SI Ekta, PS Mangol Puri Respondent No. 2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 1176/2018 dated 23.12.2018, registered at Police Station Mangol Puri, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. Marriage between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 29.01.2015 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. Couple was blessed with baby boy on 13.12.2015. 3. On account of some matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, respondent No. 2 reported the matter to the police which resulted in registration of aforesaid FIR. 4. Charge-sheet has already been filed. 5. Fact, however, remains that parties have been able to settle all their ma