Chirag Sachdeva & ANR. v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5206/2025 CHIRAG SACHDEVA & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Petitioners with their counsel Mr. S S Bedi, Mr. Omkar Sharma and Mr.

Himanshu Sharma, Advs.

versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State along with SI Animesh Anand.

R-2 with her counsel Mr. Deepak Thukral, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 04.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 22493/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 5206/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 50/2024, registered at Police Station Jagat Puri, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/377/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Jagat Puri, Delhi. 6.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 05.02.2022 as per 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 04.01.2023, they had started living separately. Thereafter, due to temperamental differences between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, respondent no. 2 had got registered the present FIR against the petitioners under the relevant sections.

7.

It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Settlement dated 03.05.2024, entered between them before Family Court, Karkardooma Court, Delhi. In terms of the settlement, the petitioners have handed a Demand Draft in the sum of Rs.5 lakhs respondent no. 2 in Court today.

8.

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 no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 9.

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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 50/2024, registered at Police Station Jagat Puri, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/377/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

11.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 12.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 04, 2025/A The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.