CRL.M.C./4489/2025 of PRADEEP SINGH & ORS. Vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 4489/2025

PRADEEP SINGH & ORS.

.....Petitioners

Through:

Petitioners with their counsel Mr.

Anand Sharma and Mr. Raghavendra Kumar, Advs. Kumar, Advs.

versus

THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

.....Respondents

Through: Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State along with ASI Sunita. R-2 with her counsel along with ASI Sunita. R-2 with her counsel

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R R17.07.2025 17.07.2025

1.By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 0607/2021, registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’).

2.The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Haridas Nagar, New Delhi. 3.Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 18.04.2018 as per the Hindu rites and customs. No child was born from their wedlock. Thereafter, due to temperamental differences between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, respondent no. 2 had got registered the present FIR against

the petitioners under the relevant sections.

4.It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 24.05.2025, entered between them.

5.On query made by this Court, respondent no.2 who has been identified by the concerned 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 by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

6.In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, without any coercion and 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.

7.Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 0607/2021, registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8.In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

9.The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

JULY 17, 2025/A

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J