Chetan Masand & ORS. v. The State NCT Of Delhi Through Sho Ps Amar Colony & ANR.

$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1760/2025, CRL.M.A. 7965/2025 CHETAN MASAND & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Hiran Kumar, Advocate with Petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO PS AMAR COLONY & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for State with SI Sachin Kumar, PS: Amar Colony.

Mr. Jai Bhagwan Das, Adv. for R-2 with Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 22.05.2025 1.

Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ('BNSS') has been filed for quashing of FIR No.0355/2020, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, P.S. Amar Colony in terms of the Settlement inter-se the parties dated 07.12.2024.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between Petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 on 10.02.2019, according to the Hindu rites and ceremonies. However, due to temperamental differences, petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 started living separately since 25.08.2019. It is further submitted that on 14.09.2020, on the complaint of the Respondent No. 2, an FIR No. 355/2020 under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC, got registered at Police Station Amar Colony.

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It is stated that the Petitioner No. 1 and the Respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them and arrived at The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Settlement vide Settlement deed dated 7.12.2024. In terms of the Settlement, she has received a demand draft bearing No. 788851 dated 11.02.2025 for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- drawn on Kotak Mahindra Bank and nothing remains to be paid by the petitioners. In view of the Settlement Deed dated 7.12.2024, the present Petition has been filed. 4.

The parties are present before this Court in-person today and have been identified by their learned counsel and Investigating Officer concerned. The parties have endorsed the amicable settlement and accepted the terms thereof voluntarily. The parties have undertaken to remain bound by the terms of the Settlement.

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The present Petition has been signed by the Petitioner No.1 and is supported by his Affidavit. The parties have reaffirmed the terms of the settlement arrived at vide Settlement Deed dated 7.12.2024 and they also submit that the said deed dated 7.12.2024 has been arrived at between the parties, without any pressure and coercion. Today, the Respondent No. 2/wife, who is also present in the Court, states that she has received all amounts due to her and has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 6.

In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is a family matter, no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 7.

Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the aforesaid FIR in question.

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Accordingly, FIR No.0355/2020, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

P.S. Amar Colony and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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The Petition along with miscellaneous application stand disposed of. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

MAY 22, 2025/R The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.