JAI BHAGWAN & ORS. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~90 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20th April, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 2979/2026&CRL.M.A. 12086/2026 JAI BHAGWAN & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nagender Kasana with Mr. Vikas Awana, Mr. Akash Chourdhary, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP with SI Lokesh Kumar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 184/2023 dated 17.03.2023, registered at Police Station Govind Puri, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/509/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The marriage between complainant (respondent No.2 herein) and petitioner No.1 was solemnized on 04.12.2017, as per Hindu rites and customs. No child is born from the abovesaid wedlock. 3. However, on account of temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately and when a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, it resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR. 4. She has also made allegations against her brother-in-law and father-in-law that they used to indulge in obscene acts/gestures. 5. Charge-sheet has yet not been filed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 2979/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:22.04.2026 11:38:20 6. However, when the matter was referred to mediation, the parties were able to amicably resolve the matter under the aegis of Mediation centre, Saket Court, New Delhi at 09.01.2025. 7. It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought. 8. Respondent no. 2 is present in person and she has been duly identified by her counsel as well as by Investigating Officer. 9. When asked, respondent No. 2 reiterates the terms of abo