Bharat Manchanda & ORS. v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5362/2022 BHARAT MANCHANDA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sukrit Gupta and Mr. Annanya Giri, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State with IO SI Ashutosh Mishra Respondent no. 2 (appeared through VC)

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 24.03.2025 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 149/2019, registered at Police Station Mehrauli, Delhi for the offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

2.

Issue notice. Mr. Rajkumar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

3.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 17.04.2016, according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that no child was born out of the wedlock. It is further stated that due to some misunderstanding, both the parties started The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

living separately since 28.09.2018 and the present FIR was got registered by the complainant/respondent no. 2. After investigation, the charge-sheet was filed before the concerned Court on 25.02.2019. Thereafter, with the intervention of respectable person, both the parties had entered into compromise/settlement dated 04.02.2021 before the counsellor, Saket Family Court, New Delhi and had decided to dissolve their marriage by way of mutual consent. In view of the settlement, the present petition has been filed.

4.

The parties are present before this Court in person today and have been identified by their counsels and the concerned Investigating Officer. 5.

Today, the complainant who appeared through video conferencing and has also been identified by the I.O., states that they have amicably resolved all their disputes with respect to maintenance (present, past and future), stridhan etc. as per terms and conditions mentioned in the settlement agreement dated 04.02.2021. She further states that she has no objection, if the FIR is quashed.

6.

In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is a family matter, I am of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 149/2019, registered at Police Station Mehrauli, Delhi for the offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

of the IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8.

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

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J MARCH 24, 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.