Sumit Jain & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4082/2025 SUMIT JAIN & ORS.
.....Petitioners Through:
Petitioners with their counsel Mr.
Sanjay K. Dua, Ms. Nirti Dua and Ms. Priyanka Jindal, Advs.
versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State along with SI Sheetal.
R-2 with her counsel Mr. Narender Singh and Mr. Pankaj Chaudhary, Advs.
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 30.05.2025 1.
By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 461/2023, registered at Police Station Swaroop Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟).
2.
The petitioners and respondent no. 2 appear before this Court. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO).
3.
Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 09.12.2021 as per the Hindu rites and customs. No child was born out of the said wedlock. After some time, due to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and have been residing separately since 31.07.2022. Thereafter, respondent no. 2 had got the present FIR registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on 27.07.2024. 4.
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 and an amount of Rs.6 lakhs has already been paid by the petitioners to respondent no. 2. The balance amount of ₹2 lakhs vide DD No. 066394, drawn on Punjab National Bank, Karala, New Delhi, has been paid to the learned counsel for respondent no. 2 by the petitioners herein. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
5.
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 the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 6.
Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 461/2023, registered at Police Station Swaroop Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
498A/406/506/34 of IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed.
7.
In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 8.
The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MAY 30, 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.