Sumit And Others v. The State Anct Of Delhi And ANR
$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3740/2025 SUMIT AND OTHERS .....Petitioner Through:
Ms. Priyanka, Advocate along with petitioners (through VC) and petitioner no. 1 in person.
versus THE STATE ANCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Rajkumar, APP for State with SI Avaneesh Kumar PS: Krishna Nagar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 29.07.2025 CRL.M.A. 16417/2025 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 3740/2025 3.
By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 114/2021, registered at Police Station Krishna Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offences 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 petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and rest of the petitioners are present through video-conferencing. They 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) from Police Station Krishna Nagar, Delhi. 6.
Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 08.11.2018 as per the Hindu rites and customs and were living with each other. No child was born from their wedlock. After some time due, to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and since last four years, petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 started living separately from each other. Thereafter, due to temperamental differences between petitioners and respondent no. 2, respondent no. 2 got registered the FIR against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Settlement Agreement dated 07.08.2023 at Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Court, Delhi.
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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 received the last and final payment of Rs. 2,00,000/- vide Demand Draft No. 501579 drawn on ICICI Bank and has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
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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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 9.
Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 114/2021, registered at Police Station Krishna Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
10.
In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. The pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. 11.
The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JULY 29, 2025/vc The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.