SH VIKAS KUMAR & ORS. vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

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$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09th January, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 171/2026 SH VIKAS KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Rajni Malhan, Advocate (through V.C.) with petitioners through V.C. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Braham Prakash, PS Sultan Puri. Mr. Ram Nath Malhan, Advocate for Respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 (through V.C.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) CRL.M.A. 607/2026 (exemption) Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions. CRL.M.C. 171/2026 1. The present petition seeks quashing of FIR No. 1139/2020 dated 07.10.2020, registered at Police Station Sultanpuri, Delhi for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The FIR in question was registered against the husband and parents-in-law of Ms. Usha (respondent No.2 herein). 3. The marriage between complainant and petitioner No.1 was solemnized on 25.10.2016 as per Hindu rites and ceremonies, and a child is born from the said wedlock. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 171/2026 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:13.01.2026 10:43:41 4. As per allegations appearing in FIR, the complainant was subjected to cruelty and there was demand of dowry by the petitioners. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the matter has now been amicably settled between the parties vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 15.07.2024. 6. Respondent No.2 has joined the proceedings through video-conferencing, and reiterates the terms of the settlement. Upon Court query, she submits that she has resumed matrimonial ties with