Kushagr Srinivasan & ANR. v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1603/2025 KUSHAGR SRINIVASAN & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sidhaant Bhardwaj, Advocate along with petitioners in person.

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

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for State along with Investigating Officer concerned.

Mr. Brijesh Oberoi and Ms.

Lakhshana Oberoi, Advocates for R-2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 06.05.2025 CRL.M.A. 7288/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1603/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 0102/2022, registered at Police Station Vasant Kunj North, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

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

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5.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Vasant Kunj North, New Delhi.

6.

Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 had been solemnized at Rajasthan on 27.01.2019, in accordance with Hindu rites. There is no child out of the said 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 14.09.2024.

7.

It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Understanding, dated 14.09.2024, entered between them and their statements to the said effect have been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 06.03.2025. 8.

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. 9.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 10.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 0102/2022, registered at Police Station Vasant Kunj North, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

11.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 12.

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