NIKHIL KAPOOR AND ANR vs STATE AND ANR

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$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.04.2026 + CRL.M.C. 2683/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10874/2026 NIKHIL KAPOOR AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Muskan, Ms. Shakshi Gupta and Ms. Arpita Prakash, Advocates versus STATE AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for the State with SI Vikram Singh Mr. Hanu Parashar and Mr. Rohan Bhatia, Advocates for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 411/2024 of PS Welcome for offence under Section 498A/406/506/34 IPC and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioners. 2. Learned APP for the State accepts notice and submits that State has no objection to this petition. CRL. M.C. 2683/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af 3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, KATHPALIA st=Delhi, Signature Not Verified serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996 b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.09 05:16:27 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:09.04.2026 17:23:24 3. Respondent no. 2 identified by IO/SI Vikram Singh also accepts notice. 4. Keeping in mind the nature of dispute, I have spoken with respondent no. 2 and she submits that they have settled all their matrimonial disputes and now they are living together happily since 01.09.2024. No issue was born from their wedlock. Respondent no. 2 specifically states that she does not wish to pursue prosecution of petitioner. 5. Having spoken with respondent no. 2, I am satisfied th