Mandeep Mehra @ Mandeep Singh Mehra & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~94 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2790/2025 MANDEEP MEHRA @ MANDEEP SINGH MEHRA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Jainika Mohan, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with Mr. Abhishek Bajaj, Advocate alongwith IO Mr. Vishal Choudhary, Ms. Priya Ranjan Roy, Mr. Vivek Jha and Mr.

Sumit Saxena, Advocates for respondent no. 2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 07.05.2025 1.

By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 0163/2023, registered at Police Station Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC' ). 2.

Issue notice. Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

3.

All the petitioners are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Station Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi.

4.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized at New Delhi on 20.01.2022, according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to temperamental differences between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, both had started residing separately since 28.08.2022. Upon the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that during the pendency of the present case, with the intervention of the family and friends, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute before the Counselling Cell, vide Settlement dated 17.01.2025 and had obtained a decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, from the concerned Court. 5.

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. Therefore, she has no objection if the FIR is quashed. The statement of the parties to the said effect had been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 25.04.2025.

6.

In view of the above, 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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 0163/2023, registered at Police Station Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 07, 2025/ns 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.