ABHIRUCHI KANT ASWAL & ORS. vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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$~88 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13th March, 2026 + W.P.(CRL) 791/2026 ABHIRUCHI KANT ASWAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Aman Kumar, Advocate along with petitioners-in-person versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel (Crl.) for State/R-1 PSI Varsha, PS Mehrauli CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) CRL.M.A. 7644/2026 (for exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(CRL) 791/2026 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 0454/2021 dated 05.08.2021, registered at police station Mehrauli for commission of offences 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 27.11.2015, as per Hindu traditions, rites and customs. There is no issue from such wedlock. 3. However, on account of temperamental and irreconcilable differences, the parties started residing separately. Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 791/2026 1 Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:16.03.2026 17:40:44 4. On account of such matrimonial discord, a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, which resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR. 5. Charge-sheet has been filed. 6. However, when the parties were referred to mediation, they reached an amicable resolution and settlement took place under the aegis of Mediation Centre, Saket Court, New Delhi. Parties have agreed to part ways in a graceful manner as would be apparent from Mediation Order dated 09.09.2025. 7. Respondent no. 2 is present in person and she has been duly identified by her counsel as well as