Mohd Asim & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(CRL) 340/2026, decided 02.02.2026 by Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma (single bench). Quashing of FIR No. 282/2024, P.S. Welcome, Delhi, Sections 498A/406/34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (domestic/marital dispute). Post-settlement quashing: parties married 22.11.2021 (Muslim rites), later separated, settled vide Divorce Deed/Talaknama dated 20.06.2026 (as printed); respondent no. 2 (wife) personally confirmed free-will, un-coerced compromise, receipt of ₹31,000/- cash from petitioners, and consent to quashing; FIR and all consequential proceedings quashed; petition disposed of. Companion exemption application CRL.M.A. 3304/2026 allowed. Useful precedent for consensual quashing of matrimonial 498A/406/34 FIRs following talaknama/settlement with verified consent of complainant-wife.
What did the court decide?
FIR No. 282/2024, registered at Police Station Welcome, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom were quashed; the petition accordingly stands disposed of.