SONU & ORS. vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO OF P S DAYAL PUR & ORS.

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$~87 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25th May, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 4163/2026 & CRL.M.A. 16827/2026 SONU & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Petitioners in person. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO OF P S DAYAL PUR & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Shiv Dayal Kumar, PS Dayal Pur. 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. 385/2019 dated 25.09.2019, registered at Police Station Dayal Pur, 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 02.10.2015, as per Hindu rites and customs. Four children are 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 but charges are yet not ascertained. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 4163/2026 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:29.05.2026 19:18:54 5. With the intervention of common friends and relatives, parties have entered into a comprehensive Compromise Deed dated 25.04.2026 and have been able to resolve all their disputes and are now enjoying blissful life together. 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, respondent No. 2 reiterated the terms of