Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, CRL.M.C. 2814/2026, order dated 15.04.2026, Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma: quashing of FIR No. 780/2019 (PS Nangloi) under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC pursuant to voluntary amicable settlement between spouses. Keywords: quashing of FIR; 498A IPC; 406 IPC; 34 IPC; matrimonial dispute; compromise deed; settlement by mutual consent; free will, no pressure/coercion/threat; Delhi Mediation Centre Tis Hazari Courts; Settlement dated 09.12.2025; payment of ₹6,50,000 through RTGS; custody of minor child protected; Ganesh vs. Sudhirkumar Shrivastava (2020) 20 SCC 787; interest of justice; no legal impediment. Useful for: quashing of matrimonial-offence FIRs on the basis of a genuine, voluntary settlement where the complainant confirms voluntariness in court and the minor child's interests are safeguarded.
What did the court decide?
FIR bearing No. 780/2019, registered at Police Station Nangloi, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, quashed; the petition stands disposed of.