SHRI ASHISH KASHYAP & ANR. vs STATE N.C.T. OF DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 2nd February, 2026 CRL.M.C. 856/2026&CRL.M.A. 3390/2026 SHRI ASHISH KASHYAP & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, Advocate along with petitioner in person. versus STATE N.C.T. OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP with SI Rocky. Mr. Anand Kumar and Mr. Pankaj Aggarwal, Advocate for R-2 along with R-2 in person. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 290/2016 dated 03.07.2016, registered at P.S. Swaroop Nagar, under Sections 498A/406/34 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 22.07.2012, as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. However, due to certain temperamental differences, the parties could not live together and started living separately since 19.04.2017. 3. On account of such matrimonial discord, a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, which resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR and the criminal case. 4. When the abovesaid criminal