Delhi High Court – Orders
Ashish Dagar & Ors vs State Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr on 8 April, 2026
Author: Swarana Kanta Sharma
Bench: Swarana Kanta Sharma
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(CRL) 1125/2026
ASHISH DAGAR & ORS. .....Petitioners
Through: Mr. Anurag Singh, Mr. Anand
Kataria, Ms. Manali Mishra and Mr.
Vidya Sagar, Advocates along with
petitioners-in-person.
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the
State with Mr. Adietya Khatri,
Advocate and with SI Ashish, P.S. JP
Kalan.
Mr. Ashish Khatri, Advocate for R-2
along with R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
ORDER
% 08.04.2026
CRL.M.A. 10628/2026 (exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application stands disposed of.
W.P.(CRL) 1125/2026
3. By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the
FIR bearing No. 133/2021, registered at Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan,
Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections
354/506/509/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC‘) and all
consequent proceedings emanating therefrom.
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4. Issue notice. The learned ASC accepts notice on behalf of the State.
5. All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court
and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO)
concerned from Police Station Jaffarpur Kalan, Delhi.
6. Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.
1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 11.12.2019, in accordance
with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that one female child was born
out of the said wedlock on 26.09.2020. It is stated that due to temperamental
differences which had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no.
2, they started living separately since 17.05.2021. Further, upon a complaint
filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the
petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the
parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide a Mediation Settlement
Deed dated 25.10.2025.
7. This Court notes that the custody of minor child is with respondent
no. 2 and the future rights of the child will not be affected by virtue of this
settlement.
8. 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. She further states that she has received an amount of ₹2,00,000/- by
way of a Demand Draft, which she was to receive as per settlement.
Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
9. Although, the affidavits showing the protection of interest of minor
child, as per the judgment titled as Ganesh vs. Sudhirkumar Shrivastava:
(2020) 20 SCC 787 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, have not been
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filed by the learned counsel for the petitioners, however, the parties will
remain bound by it.
10. 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.
11. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 133/2021, registered at Police Station
Jaffarpur Kalan, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under
Sections 354/506/509/323/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings
emanating therefrom are quashed.
12. In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of.
13. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.
DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J
APRIL 08, 2026/zp/r
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