Anwar Hussain And ANR & ANR. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR
$~73 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5378/2025 ANWAR HUSSAIN AND ANR .....Petitioners Through:
Petitioners with their counsel Mr.
Aditya Vashishath and Mohd Abid Sheikh, Advs.
versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State.
R-2 with her counsel
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 08.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 23169/2025 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 5378/2025 3.
By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 25/2019, registered at Police Station Shaheen Bagh, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/354B/498A/506/509/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 4.
The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court through video-conferencing. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Shaheen Bagh, Delhi.
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5.
Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on 02.11.2019, the marriage between petitioner no. 2 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi and one male child was born out of the said wedlock. However, due to temperamental difference between the parties, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners on the complaint of respondent no. 2. However, with the intervention of the family members, the parties have amicably settled their disputes and are presently living together. 6.
It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 24.07.2025, entered between them.
7.
On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2, appearing through video-conferencing, 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.
8.
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. 9.
Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 25/2019, registered at Police Station Shaheen Bagh, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 323/341/354/354-B/498A/506/509/34 of IPC and all consequential The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
10.
In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11.
The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 08, 2025/A The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.