Jugal Kishore & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6234/2025 JUGAL KISHORE & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate with Petitioners in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State with SI Kamal Chaudhary Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 03.09.2025 1.

Petition under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the Petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No. 0138/2023 registered under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC at P.S. Prem Nagar and all the proceedings emanating therefrom in terms of the Settlement Deed dated 19.08.2025.

2.

It is submitted that marriage of Petitioner No.1-husband with Respondent No.2-wife was solemnized on 22.11.2010 as per Hindu Rites and Customs and out of their wedlock, two children were born. However, due to temperamental differences, Respondent No.2 and the Petitioner No. 1 started living separately since July, 2022.

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It is stated that on 18.03.2023, the basis of complaint filed by the Respondent No. 2, FIR No. 0138/2023 was registered under Sections The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

498A/406/506/34 IPC at P.S. Prem Nagar wherein the Petitioners were implicated.

4.

It is submitted that with the intervention of family members, relatives and well wishers, Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 have resolved their disputes and arrived at an amicable settlement, terms whereof have been recorded in Settlement Deed dated 19.08.2025. 5.

The parties are present in person in the Court and have been identified by their respective Counsel and the Investigating Officer. 6.

It is submitted by the parties that they have arrived at a settlement without any force, coercion and undue influence and pressure and they have signed the Settlement Deed dated 19.08.2025 voluntarily with their wish and will.

7.

Learned Counsel for Petitioners submits that the parties have been happily living together for the last one year since July, 2024 and no grievance against each other survives and since Respondent No.2 has already made a statement before the Court that she does not want to pursue the proceedings in FIR No. 0138/2023, the present Petition be allowed and FIR registered against the Petitioners be quashed. 8.

Respondent No.2 is present and submits that she has no grievance against the Petitioners and also „no objection‟ to the quashing of FIR. She affirms that she is happily living together with Petitioner No.1. 9.

In view of the fact that the FIR in question was premised upon a matrimonial dispute between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2, which has been amicably resolved in term of Settlement Deed dated 19.08.2025 and the fact that parties have been living together for last 08 months and also that Respondent No.2 has given „no objection‟ to the quashing of FIR, no The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

fruitful purpose would be served in continuing with the proceedings arising out of the FIR.

10.

Consequently, FIR No. 0138/2023 registered under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC at P.S. Prem Nagar and proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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The present Petition is accordingly disposed of. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 N The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.