ABHISHEK AGGARWAL & ANR. 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: 04th May, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 3431/2026 & CRL.M.A. 13882/2026 ABHISHEK AGGARWAL & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Pooja Aggarwal, Advocates along with petitioners. versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP with SI Lokesh Kumar. Mr. Sugam Mishra, Advocate along with respondent No.2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 369/2024 dated 08.07.2024, registered at Police Station Govind Puri, New Delhi for commission of offences under Sections 498A/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 01.06.2022, as per Hindu rites and customs. No child is born from the abovesaid wedlock. 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. 5. With the intervention of common friends and relatives, parties have entered into a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 3431/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:05.05.2026 17:43:52 03.02.2026 and have been able to resolve all their disputes and have decided to part ways, gracefully. 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. Respondent no. 2 states that she has foregone and abandoned all her rights