Sh Parveen Goyal And ORS v. The State Through S.H.O. P.S. Vijay Vihar, Delhi And ANR.

$~93 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1296/2025 SH PARVEEN GOYAL AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Jitin Kumar and Mr. Rahul Choudhary, Advocates along with petitioners.

versus THE STATE THROUGH S.H.O. P.S. VIJAY VIHAR, DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with SI Rajesh Kumar, P.S.

Vijay Vihar.

Respondent no. 2-in-person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 23.07.2025 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 372/2019, registered at Police Station Vijay Vihar, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

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Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3.

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 Vijay Vihar, Delhi.

4.

Brief facts of the present case are that this was the second marriage of both the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, which was solemnized on The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

08.12.2021, according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. No child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to temperamental differences, the parties had started living separately since 21.07.2019. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered at the concerned Police Station. During the pendency of the case, both the parties had amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement Deed dated 13.01.2023, and had obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, before the concerned Court. The respondent no. 2 is having a ten year old female child from her first marriage. The custody of the child shall remain with the respondent no. 2, and petitioners have no visitation rights. 5.

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 Deed dated 13.01.2023. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has received the remaining settled amount of Rs. 3,00,000/- by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 001030 drawn on HDFC Bank.

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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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 372/2019, registered at Police Station Vijay Vihar, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JULY 23, 2025/zp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.