Lalit Rohilla & ORS. v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 115/2025 LALIT ROHILLA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Raj Kumar & Mr. Sancheet Sharma, Advocates with petitioners in person.

Versus

THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr.Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel for the State with Mr. Abhinav Arya and Mr. Aryan Sachdeva, Advocates.

SI Nivedita, Investigating Officer, PS-Kesav Puram.

Investigating Officer in person.

Ms.Indu Bala, Adv. for R2 with R2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 07.05.2025

1. The Petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 CrPC has been filed on behalf of the petitioners, seeking to quash the FIR No. 338/2023, registered under Sections 406/498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Police Station Keshav Puram.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 on 04.03.2022 according to Hindu The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Rites and no child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to some temperamental differences, the petitioner No. 1 and the respondent No. 2 started living separately since 12.06.2022. It is further submitted that on the complaint of respondent No. 2, the present FIR was got registered at Police Station Keshav Puram. It is submitted that in the complaint case proceedings filed by the respondent No. 2 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the matter was referred to mediation where the parties have agreed to settlement their disputes, wherein it was inter alia settled between the parties that the petitioner No. 1 shall pay a sum of Rs.7,21,000/- by way of demand draft in favour of the respondent No.2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims, in three instalments, which amounts the complainant has already received.

3. Pursuant to the said settlement, the decree of divorce has already been passed by the learned Family Court. It is further submitted that the parties have already exchanged the articles/items to each other mentioned in the Mediation Settlement/Agreement dated 30.08.2024.

4. In view of the Settlement Deed dated 30.08.2024, the present petition has been filed.

5. The parties are present before this Court in-person today, and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer concerned.

6. The parties have submitted that all the disputes have been amicably settled vide Settlement dated 30.08.2024 and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR.

7. The present petition has been signed by all the petitioners and is supported by their respective affidavits. The parties have reaffirmed The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the terms of the settlement arrived at and they also submit that the said Settlement has been arrived at between the parties without any pressure and coercion. Today, the complainant/respondent No. 2/wife, who is present in Court, states that she has received all amounts due to her and has no objection if the FIR is quashed.

8. In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is a family matter, no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

9. Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

10. Accordingly, FIR No. 338/2023, registered under Sections 406/498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Police Station Keshav Puram and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

11. The petition stands disposed of.

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J MAY 7, 2025 NA The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.