Vikas Yadav & ORS. v. The State Govt. Of Delhi And ANR.

$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4856/2025 VIKAS YADAV & ORS.

....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vijay Yadav, Ms. Sushma Yadav and Ms. Vanshika, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Kiran Bairwa, APP for the State Mr.

Girish Kumar Advocate, Advocate for R-2

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 01.08.2025 1.

By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing No.497/2019, registered at Police Station Chhawla, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

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Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Chhawla, Delhi.

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Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 22.05.2013 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. One child namely The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Reyansh was born on 19.12.2014 out of their wedlock. Due to temperamental differences, parties both the parties started living separately since 29.04.2019. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered at the concerned Police Station. During pendency of the case, both the parties had amicably settled their disputes vide Mediation Settlement dated 28.01.2025 before the Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi and had obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, before the concerned Court.

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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. It is also stated by respondent no.2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between them. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has received the remaining settled amount of Rs. 6,00,000/- by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 017752 dated 21.07.2025, drawn on HDFC Bank. 6.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the affidavits showing the protection of interest of minor child as per the judgment titled as Ganesh vs. Sudhirkumar Shrivastava: (2020) 20 SCC 787 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court have been filed and the same are on record. 7.

In view of the above fact 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 497/2019, registered at Police Station The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Chhawla, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 01, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.