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Sh. Vaibhav Jain & Ors. v. the State of NCT Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC28 Apr 2026W.P.(CRL)/1135/2026

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Petitioners sought quashing of an FIR registered on their complaint by respondent no. 2 after matrimonial disputes; the parties settled via a mediation MoU. The respondent confirmed the compromise was voluntary and she received Rs. 3 lakhs by demand draft. The Court quashed the FIR and consequential proceedings.

What did the court decide?

FIR No. 200/2025, PS Jagat Puri, Shahadra, Delhi under Sections 85/316(2)/3(5) BNS and consequential proceedings quashed.

Sh. Vaibhav Jain & Ors. Vs the State of NCT Delhi & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 1135/2026

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SH. VAIBHAV JAIN & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Mukesh Hooda, Advocate with petitioners in person.

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versus

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THE STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC (Crl) for State with ASI Yogender Singh. Mr. Saurabh Kumar Tuteja, Advocate for R-2 and R-2 in person.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R

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% 28.04.2026

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CRL.M.A. 10736/2026 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(CRL) 1135/2026

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By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 200/2025, registered at Police Station Jagat Puri, Shahadra, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 85/316(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter ‘BNS’ ) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

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Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/04/2026 at 13:45:38

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All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station Jagat Puri, Shahadra, Delhi.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 20.11.2022, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2 started living separately from each other since 26.07.2024. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 26.11.2025 executed at Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

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On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated that she has received the remaining amount of three lakhs by way of Demand Draft. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

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In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, and without any coercion, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/04/2026 at 13:45:38

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Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 200/2025, registered at Police Station Jagat Puri, Shahadra, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 85/316(2)/3(5) of BNS and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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The petition stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

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DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

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APRIL 28, 2026/vc/ap

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/04/2026 at 13:45:38

Sh. Vaibhav Jain & Ors. v. the State of NCT Delhi & Anr.

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