Jitender Chopra And ANR v. State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~30 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2423/2025 JITENDER CHOPRA AND ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Dheeraj Jain, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State with SI Sunit Kumar Mr. Devendra Nagar, Advocate for complainant alongwith complainant/ R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 05.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 10855/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2423/2025 3.

By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing No.254/2016 dated 17.08.2016, registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Jagatpuri, Delhi.

6.

Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 13.04.2009 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. No child was born out of their wedlock. Due to certain temperamental discords, parties both the parties started living separately since August, 2014. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered at the concerned Police Station. During pendency of the case, both the parties had amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement dated 19.11.2019 before the Counselling Cell, Family Court, Tis Hazari, Delhi and had obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, before the concerned Court. 7.

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. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has received the remaining settled amount of Rs. 2,00,000/- by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 169409 dated 02.08.2025, drawn on Union Bank, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi.

8.

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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 254/2016 dated 17.08.2016, registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

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

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 05, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.