Mr. Anshul Goyal & Ors. Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

Mr. Anshul Goyal & Ors. Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

FIR No. 0307/2023 registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Shahdara, Delhi, for offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, quashed; the petition stands disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 0307/2023 registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Shahdara, Delhi, for offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings, should be quashed on the basis of the settlement arrived at between the parties.

Court's answer

Respondent no. 2, identified by the IO, categorically stated she entered into the compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat, having received Rs. 8,00,000/- vide Demand Draft no. 100426, and raised no objection to quashing of the FIR; the Court thus found the settlement voluntary.

Ratio / Principle

Since 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, continuation would create further acrimony between them.

Key takeaways

It is in the interest of justice to quash FIR No. 0307/2023 and the proceedings pursuant thereto, and there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question; accordingly the FIR and all consequential proceedings are quashed.ratio¶6

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Matrimonial dispute — FIR No. 0307/2023, P.S. Jagatpuri, Shahdara, Delhi (Sections 498A/406/34 IPC) arising out of the marriage of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 solemnized on 17.07.2021 — parties amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 05.03.2025 executed at Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi — respondent no. 2, identified by the IO, categorically affirmed before the Court that the compromise was entered out of her own free will, without pressure, coercion or threat, that she received ₹8,00,000/- vide DD no. 100426, and that she had no objection to quashing — continuance of proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would create further acrimony — no legal impediment to quashing — FIR and all consequential proceedings quashed; petition disposed of (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J., High Court of Delhi, order dated 16.02.2026).

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CRL.M.C. 596/2026

MR. ANSHUL GOYAL & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. CS Rathour, Advocate with Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Ms. Tejasvi Kumar Sharma, Ms. Neetu Gaur, Mr. Hunny Jangra and Mr. Roshan, Advocates and petitioners in person.

versus

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for State. Ms. Samreen and Mr. Arbaz Khan, Advocates for R-2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 16.02.2026

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 0307/2023, registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Shahdara, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘ IPC' ) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

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

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO)

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concerned, Police Station, Jagatpuri, Delhi.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 17.07.2021, in accordance with Hindu rites. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. 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 05.03.2025 executed at Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

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 an amount of ₹ 8,00,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 100426. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 6. 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.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 0307/2023, registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Shahdara, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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The petition stands disposed of.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

FEBRUARY 16, 2026/vc

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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 19/02/2026 at 12:30:00