Gurvinder Singh v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi
$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2337/2025 GURVINDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through:
Petitioner with his counsel Mr.Saroj Kumar Jha and Ms. Mohini, Advs.
versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:
Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC for the State along with Mr Sangeet Sibou and Mr.
Aniket Kumar Singh, Advs. with SI Pushpendra Singh.
R-2 with her counsel Mr. Paras Verma, Mr. Sachet Sharma & Mr.
Ayush Sharma, Advs.
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 29.07.2025 CRL.M.A. 21810/2025 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application stands disposed of.
W.P.(CRL) 2337/2025 3.
By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing no. 200/2020, dated 20.08.2020, registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Delhi, for commission of offence 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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
5.
The petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Jagatpuri, Delhi.
6.
Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between the petitioner and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 01.04.2013 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. One female child namely Gursirat Kaur was born out of their wedlock. Due to some misunderstanding, parties started living separately since April, 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 Settlement Deed dated 05.12.2024 before the Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi and had obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, before the concerned Court. 7.
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. 1,50,000/- by way of Demand Draft bearing No. 118639, dated 16.07.2025, drawn on Punjab and Sind Bank, Old Geeta Colony, New Delhi.
8.
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. 9.
In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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. 10.
Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 200/2020, dated 20.08.2020, registered at Police Station Jagatpuri, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
11.
In view of above, the present petition stands disposed of. 12.
The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J JULY 29, 2025/A The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.