NAVEEN KUMAR AGARWAL & ORS. vs THE STATE OF NCT & ANR.

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$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 12th January, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 223/2026 & CRL.M.A. 840/2026 & CRL.M.A. 841/2026 NAVEEN KUMAR AGARWAL & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Krishna Parashar and Mr. Navneet, Advocates. versus THE STATE OF NCT & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Vinay Kumar. Mr. Ninad Dogra and Mr. Rachit Gumber, Advocates for R-2 along with respondent 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. 497/2024 dated 18.09.2024, registered at P.S. Shahdara, Delhi, under Sections 498A, 406, 506, 34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. Respondent no.2 got married to petitioner no.1 on 09.07.2010, as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. However, due to certain temperamental differences, the parties started living separately. 3. There are two children born from the said wedlock, the custody of whom shall remain with their father/ petitioner no.1, with visitation rights to mother/respondent no.2, as per the terms of the Settlement Agreement dated 23.05.2025. 4. Respondent No.2 is present in person and reiterates the terms of settlement. She submits that in view of the abovesaid specific settlement Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 223/2026 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:14.01.2026 11:06:25 terms, she is left with no grievance in the present matter and would have no objection if the instant FIR is quashed. 5. The parties have already taken divorce by mutual consent on 03.11.2025. Copy of such order has been shown vide which the petition filed under Section 13B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act,1955 has been allowed and the marri