Shelu Alias Shaillo Verma And ORS v. State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~75 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1360/2025 SHELU ALIAS SHAILLO VERMA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sunil Gupta, Advocate along with petitioners in person through VC.

versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for State along with Mr. Chandrakant Dahiya, Advocate and SI Sushil, PS: Jaitpur Mr. CM Goyal, Advocate for R-2 along with R-2 in person through VC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 01.05.2025 1.

By way of present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 219/2018, registered at Police Station Jaitpur, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

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Issue notice. Mr. Rajkumar, learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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The petitioners and respondent no. 2 have appeared before this Court through video-conferencing. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Jaitpur, Delhi. 4.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

1 and the respondent no. 2 had been solemnized at New Delhi on 07.12.2015, in accordance with Hindu rites and there is no child from this wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. 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) dated 13.10.2023.

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It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding, dated 13.10.2023, entered between them and their statements to the said effect had been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 08.04.2025. 6.

On a 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. 7.

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 among 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 219/2018, registered at Police Station Jaitpur, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A/406/34 of IPC and The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 9.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 1, 2025/vc Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.