Keshav Bndhu Thakur @ Keshav Bandhu Thakur & ORS. v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1985/2025 KESHAV BNDHU THAKUR @ KESHAV BANDHU THAKUR & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Petitioners with their counsel Ms.

Meenakshi Choudhary and Mr. Manoj Manderna, Advs.

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

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State along with ASI Rajesh Kumar.

R-2 with her counsel

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 27.05.2025 CRL.M.A. 8892/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1985/2025 3.

By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 428/2022, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 appear before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

(IO).

5.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 15.03.2021 as per the Hindu rites and customs. No child has been born from their wedlock. After some time, due to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and started living separately. Thereafter, respondent no. 2 had got the present FIR registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. 6.

It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter. The statements of the parties to the said effect have been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 23.04.2025. 7.

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. 8.

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 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. 428/2022, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

therefrom, are quashed.

10.

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

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 27, 2025/A 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.