Akash Gupta & ANR. v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5808/2025 AKASH GUPTA & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. SP Bansal, Advocate along with petitioners in person.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for State with SI Purvi, D-1860, PS: Tilak Nagar and ASI Anil, 343/W, PS: Kirti Nagar Counsel for R-2 (appearance not given) with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 22.08.2025 CRL.M.A. 24832/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 5808/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 83/2023, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi, for commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC').

4.

Issue notice. Mr. Rajkumar, 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.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned.

6.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 03.05.2022, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement Agreement dated 05.08.2023 executes at Counselling Cell, Family Court, West District, Tis Hazari, Delhi. 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 that in relation to ₹4 lakhs which was to be given to her for quashing of the FIR, ₹50,000/- has been paid to her as interest in view of the fact that the quashing petition in this case was filed after 16 months of the second motion petition which was decided for grant of divorce. Therefore, she has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 8.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their 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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 83/2023, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi, for commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

The present petition along with pending application stands disposed of.

11.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 22, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.