Badal Kataria And ORS v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2388/2025 BADAL KATARIA AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Prince Arora, Mr. S.S. Raghav, Mr. Deepak Sharma and Mr. Mitabh Gosain, Advocates versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC for the State with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar and Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advocates and with SI Preeti.

Mr. Sandeep Singh Yadav, Advocate for R-2 along with R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 01.08.2025 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 798/2021, registered at Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 2.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi. 3.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 08.12.2019 as per The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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 25.02.2020, petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 started living separately from each other. Thereafter, due to temperamental differences between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, respondent no. 2 got registered the FIR against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that during the pendency of the present case, both the parties have amicably settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 14.03.2024.

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. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has received the last and final payment of Rs. 2,50,000/- due to her vide Demand Draft No. 044817 drawn on State Bank of India and 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 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. 798/2021, registered at Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Sections 498A/406/34 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 AUGUST 01, 2025/zp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.