Mohammad Nizamuddin & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.
$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2851/2024, CRL.M.A. 36704/2025 MOHAMMAD NIZAMUDDIN & ORS.
.....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Muzammil Advocate along with the Petitioners through V.C.
versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.
.....Respondent Through:
Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel for State with HC Renuka.
Ms. Pooja B Soni (DHCLSC), Advocate for Respondent no.2 with R-2 through V.C.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
O R D E R
% 09.12.2025 1.
A Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 Cr.P.C has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners seeking Quashing of FIR No.0012/2022 under Section 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Dabri, Delhi.
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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 on 07.04.2019 according to Muslim rites and ceremonies and from this wedlock a female child was born. Due to the temperamental differences and conflicts between the Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 they started living separately from each other since 05.07.2021.
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It is further submitted that on the Complaint of respondent No. 2, an The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
FIR bearing No. 0012/2022 under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 got registered at Police Station Dabri. 4.
It is stated that the Chargesheet was filed in the Court and during the pendency of the case, the matter has been amicably settled between the petitioners and Respondent No.2 vide Compromise Deed dated 22.02.2023, whereby Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 have decided to reconcile their marriage and to live together as husband and wife. 5.
In view of the Compromise Deed dated 22.02.2023, the present petition has been filed.
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The parties have appeared through Video Conferencing, and have been identified by their respective counsels and Investigating Officer concerned. The parties have endorsed the amicable settlement and accepted the terms thereof voluntarily. Both Petitioners and the Respondent No.2 undertake to abide by the terms of the Settlement dated 22.02.2023. The statement of Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 has also been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR.
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The present petition has been signed by all the parties and is supported by their respective affidavits. The parties have reaffirmed the terms of the settlement arrived at vide Compromise Deed dated 22.02.2023 and they also submit that the said Compromise Deed has been arrived at between the parties without any pressure and coercion. 8.
The respondent No. 2/wife submits that she has been livingly in her matrimonial home peacefully after reconciling all the issues with the Petitioners. Today, the complainant/respondent No. 2/wife, who is present in Court, states that she has no objection if the FIR is quashed. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is a family matter, I am of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
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Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.
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Accordingly, FIR bearing No.0012/2022 registered at Police Station Dabri, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
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The petition stands disposed of along with pending Application(s). NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J DECEMBER 9, 2025/va The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.