Manoj Kumar And ORS. v. Govt.Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1143/2025 MANOJ KUMAR AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sumit Khatri, Advocate along with petitioners-in-person.

versus GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 01.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 5119/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1143/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 142/2021, registered at Police Station Farsh Bazar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

Issue notice. The learned APP 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) from Police Station Farash Bazar, Delhi.

6.

Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 19.01.2024 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. One child namely Naksh was born out of their wedlock. Due to temperamental differences, parties started living separately since 05.07.2020. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered at the concerned Police Station. During pendency of the case, both the parties had amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 06.06.2024 and had obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, before the concerned Court. 9.

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. It is also stated by respondent no.2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between them vide Settlement Agreement dated 06.06.2024. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has received the last and final payment of Rs. 4,50,000/- due to her vide Demand Draft No. 047430 drawn on Bank of Baroda and has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 7.

Both the parties have understood and had given undertaking that the rights of the child will not be affected by virtue of the settlement arrived at between the parties.

8.

In view of the above fact 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. 142/2021, registered at Police Station The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Farsh Bazar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 01, 2025/zp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.