SH SAMEER SEHGAL & ORS. vs THE STATE, GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 11th March, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 1755/2026 & CRL.M.A. 7167/2026 SH SAMEER SEHGAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. S.K. Dayal, Advocate along with Petitioners. versus THE STATE, GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP for the State with SI Sumeet Poonia, PS Vivek Vihar. Mr. Mohit Taneja, Advocate for R-2 along with R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition is filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 408/2016 dated 21.09.2016, registered at Police Station Vivek Vihar, for offences under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), including all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. The charge sheet has been filed in the present case. 2. It is averred that the marriage between Respondent No. 2 and the Petitioner No.1 was solemnized on 24.05.2010, as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. One child was born out of the said wedlock. Thereafter, some misunderstandings took place between the parties due to which the Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No. 2 started living Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR CRL.M.C. 8835/2025 Signing Date:12.03.2026 Page 1 of 6 15:24:27 separately. The Petitioners No.2 and 3 are the parents of Petitioner No.1. 3. Subsequently, Respondent No.2 made a complaint against the petitioners, alleging that she was subjected to cruelty, which later culminated into the present FIR. 4. The present petition is filed on the ground that the matter has amicably been settled between the parties before the learned Principal Judge, Family Courts, Shahdra KKD, Delhi on 04.06.2025, out of their own free will, without any force, pressure, undue influence, misrepresentation or mistake. The P