Babu Lal & ORS. v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 316/2025 BABU LAL & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ankit Kumar Mishra, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State Counsel for R-2 (through VC)

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 16.07.2025 CRL.M.A. 1614/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 316/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 421/2017, registered at Police Station Prashant Vihar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.

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

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6.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 08.03.2015, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that no child was born out of their wedlock. It is further stated that due to some temperamental differences and misunderstanding, petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 started residing separately since March, 2016. 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)/Settlement Agreement dated 31.10.2023 and their statements to the said effect have been recorded before the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 01.05.2025.

7.

On a query made by this Court, the learned counsel, who appears through video conferencing, states that the statement of respondent no. 2 regarding settlement has already been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar and that she has no objection, if the FIR is quashed. 8.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences 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. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 421/2017, registered at Police Station Prashant Vihar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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10.

Accordingly, the present petition along with pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JULY 16, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.