Asha Ram v. The State (Nct of Delhi) and Anr

J U D G M E N T (oral) CRL.M.A. 25156/2026 (exemption)

Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions.

¶1Petitioner herein seeks quashing of FIR No. 666/2014 dated

30.07.2014, registered at Police Station Najafgarh, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

¶2The marriage between complainant (respondent No.2 herein) and petitioner was solemnized in the year 1998, as per Hindu rites and customs.

Three female children are born from the abovesaid wedlock.

¶3However, on account of temperamental differences, the parties started residing separately and when a complaint was lodged by respondent No.2, it resulted into registration of the abovesaid FIR.

¶4Charge-sheet has already been filed and the case is at the stage of prosecution evidence.

¶5With the intervention of common friends and relatives, parties have entered into a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated

21.07.2026 and have been able to resolve all their disputes and are now enjoying blissful life together.

¶6It is in the abovesaid backdrop that quashing is being sought.

¶7Respondent no. 2 is present in person and she has been duly identified by her counsel as well as by Investigating Officer.

¶8When asked, respondent No. 2 reiterates the terms of abovesaid settlement. She states that she has entered into the abovesaid settlement out of her own free will, without any coercion and influence from any corner whatsoever. She submits that she has resumed matrimonial ties with her husband and is peacefully living with her husband and children and, therefore, she would have 'no objection' if the present FIR is quashed.

¶9In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, continuing with criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose especially when the couple is now enjoying matrimonial bliss. Moreover, the dispute does not involve any public interest and is private in nature.

¶10Accordingly, exercising inherent powers vested in this Court under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, it is deemed appropriate to quash the instant FIR.

¶11Consequently, to secure the ends of justice, FIR No. 666/2014 dated

30.07.2014, registered at Police Station Najafgarh, for commission of offences under Sections 498A/406 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is, hereby, quashed. Original affidavits and MoU of the parties, copies of which have been placed on record in the present proceedings, shall be submitted before the learned Trial Court within four weeks from today, so that these become part of Trial Court Record.

¶12The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.

(MANOJ JAIN) JUDGE AUGUST 18, 2026/st/sk

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18thAugust, 2026 # CNR No. DLHC010381522026 + ASHA RAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamaljot Kaur with Ms. Neelam Rajput, Advocates with petitioner in person. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Amandeep, PS Najafgarh and W/SI Asmita. Mr. Ankit Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN