Shubham Singh & ORS. v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2950/2025 & CRL.M.A. 13114/2025 EXMP. SHUBHAM SINGH & ORS.

.....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Sanyam Tandon, Adv.

versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Ankur, P.S. Tilak Nagar.

Mr. Hemant Kishore, Adv. for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA

O R D E R

% 15.09.2025 Crl.M.A. No. 13114/2025 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2950/2025 1.

Petitioners herein seek quashing of an FIR No. 262/2023 dated 25.05.2023 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 406/498A/34 of the IPC, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, along with any consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of a compromise between the parties.

2.

The petitioner no. 1 (husband) and respondent no.2/complainant (wife) got married on 14.05.2021 according to Hindu rites. No child is born from the wedlock. However, due to temperamental differences, the couple The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

has been living separately since 22.09.2022.

2.1 Pursuant to settlement dated 10.09.2024 marriage between the petitioner and respondent no.2 has been dissolved by a decree of divorce by way of mutual consent dated 03.02.2025, of the competent Family Court. 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have now amicably settled the matter vide Settlement Agreement dated 10.09.2024, duly signed by both parties (Annexure P-2). Learned counsel further submits that the affidavit to the effect of no objection to quashing deposed by respondent No.2/ complainant is also placed on record. 4.

Both the counsel for respondent and the learned APP for the State concur with the factum of the compromise between the parties and convey their no objection to the quashing of the FIR. 5.

In the aforesaid backdrop, I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent no. 2 as well as perused the material available on record.

6.

The parties are present in Court, and I have interacted with them. Upon a query put to Respondent No. 2, she candidly submits that she has amicably resolved her differences with her husband and has entered into the settlement out of her own free will, without any pressure, coercion, or undue influence. She further states that pursuant to the settlement, the petitioner no.1 has complied with the terms of the settlement to her satisfaction and nothing remains payable to her. She also states that in view of the settlement, she does not wish to continue with the proceedings against the petitioners.

7.

In view thereof, since respondent no. 2 does not wish to press charges against the petitioners and in the absence of any incriminating material The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

against them, coupled with the fact that the parties have amicably compromised the matter, the proceedings would amount to an abuse of the process of law.

8.

The dispute, being private and personal in nature arising out of their matrimonial relationship, has since been amicably resolved, and the complainant herself does not wish to pursue the case. In these circumstances, pursuing the criminal case would serve no useful purpose, would unnecessarily burden the judicial system, and may even rekindle hostility between the parties, thereby defeating the very object of the settlement, whereas quashing the same would, however, foster peace and harmony between them.

9.

Thus, in the larger interest of justice, and in exercise of the inherent powers vested in this Court, it is deemed expedient to quash the FIR in question arising out of matrimonial dispute between the private parties. Reference may also be made to the judgment of the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr. [(2012) 10 SCC 303]. 10.

Consequently, the instant petition is allowed. The criminal proceedings arising out of FIR No. 262/2023 under Sections 406/498A/34 of the IPC registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 11.

All pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of ARUN MONGA, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 acm The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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