SOURABH GUPTA AND ORS. vs STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16th February, 2026 CRL.M.C. 1278/2026 & CRL.M.A. 5132/2026 SOURABH GUPTA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vipin Tiwari, Mr. Bhupender and Mr. Parikshit Bedi, Advocates. versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State. Ms. Avnit Kaur, Advocate for Complainant (through V.C.). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 859/2022 dated 18.12.2022, registered at P.S. Sangam Vihar, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties. 2. Petitioner No.1 got married to respondent No.2 on 27.02.2020, as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. The couple was blessed with a baby child on 06.01.2021. 3. However, on account of some matrimonial discord and temperamental differences, parties started residing separately and on the basis of complaint lodged by respondent No.2, abovesaid FIR was registered. 4. However, thereafter the parties have patched up all their differences and have drawn Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 21.04