GIRISH CHAND & ORS. vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 30th March, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 2382/2026 GIRISH CHAND & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Durga Singh, Mr. Naved Khan and Mr. Chander Prakash, Advocates. Petitioners in person. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State with SI Ravinder Singh and W/HC Roshni. Mr. Mohit Gupta and Mr. Vaibhav Gupta, Advocates. Respondent No.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. 152/2024 dated 16.05.2024, registered at Police Station Mohan Garden, Delhi, 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 08.12.2022, as per Hindu rites and customs. No child is born from the abovesaid wedlock. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 2382/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:01.04.2026 16:32:56 3. However, on account of temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately and when a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, it resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR. 4. Charge-sheet has already been filed but charges are yet not ascertained. 5. However, when the matter was referred to Mediation by learned Trial Court, the parties were able to amicably resolve the matter under the aegis of Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi on 12.02.2024. 6. It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought. 7. Respondent no. 2 is present in person and she has been duly identified by her counsel as well as by Investigating Officer. 8. When asked, resp