Pawan Dabas And ORS. v. State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi Through Sho & ANR.

$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 12.08.2025 + CRL.M.C. 5517/2025 & CRL.M.A. 23630/2025 PAWAN DABAS AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Nitin Yadav, Advocate versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO & ANR. .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with W/ASI Suman Lata, PS Baba Haridas Nagar Dwarka.

CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1.

Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 285/2023 of PS Baba Haridas Nagar Dwarka, New Delhi for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has settled the dispute with the petitioners.

2.

Respondent no. 2 present in Court and identified by IO/ASI Suman Lata accepts notice. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that there is no serious objection to this petition.

3.

I have spoken with the parties in Hindi and it is submitted by them that all their disputes now stand resolved and they have been living together happily for more than a year. Petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 also have CRL. M.C. 5517/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835 d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2ee e60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.12 17:49:50 -07'00'

GIRISH KATHPALIA By:NEETU N NAIR 18:18:15

a daughter, currently aged about 6 years. Respondent no. 2 specifically submits that she is being paid due amount of maintenance and has received back all her stridhan. Since they are living together happily, respondent no. 2 submits that she does not wish to pursue prosecution of petitioners. 4.

Having spoken with the parties, I am satisfied that it would be in the interest of justice not to push the parties through trial. 5.

Therefore, the petition is allowed and FIR No. 285/2023 of PS Baba Haridas Nagar Dwarka, New Delhi for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC and the proceedings arising out of the same are quashed. Pending application stands disposed of.

DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4af ec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacc a, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d 15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff 801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.12 17:50:11 -07'00'

GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) AUGUST 12, 2025 'rs'

CRL. M.C. 5517/2025 Page 2 of 2 pages By:NEETU N NAIR 18:18:15