Jamila Khatoon & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6755/2025, CRL.M.A. 28444/2025 JAMILA KHATOON & ORS.
.....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Mirza Rizwan, Ms. Sophiya Salim, Advocates.
versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondent Through:
Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Vishwas, PS Chandni Mahal.
Mr. Mohd. Kamil, Ms. Khushi Kasana, Advocate for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA
O R D E R
% 22.09.2025 1.
Petitioners herein seek quashing of an FIR No. 152/2024 dated 12.06.2024 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/354/34 IPC, registered at Police Station Chandni Mahal, along with any consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of a compromise between the parties.
2.
Briefly speaking, dispute arose when petitioner no. 1 instituted a suit for permanent and temporary injunction in respect of the property where respondent no. 2 (her daughter-in-law) and her son (Mohd. Irshad), who is not a party to the present petition, reside. Thereafter, as a counter blast, the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
daughter-in-law lodged the present FIR. Petitioner no. 1 is the mother-inlaw, petitioner nos. 3, 5, 7, 9 & 10 are the sisters-in-law and petitioner nos. 2, 4, 6 & 8 are brothers-in-law, of the respondent no. 2/ complainant. 3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Mutual Agreements dated 08.02.2025 and 02.08.2025, appended as Annexure-P/3 (colly) and as Annexure-P/4 (colly), respectively.
3.1 He would further submit that considering that the parties have amicably settled all their differences, and pursuant to the settlement, parties have agreed to withdraw all the cases against each other, thus, further proceedings deserve to be quashed.
4.
Learned counsel for respondent no.2 and APP for the State concur with the factum of compromise and submit that, in view of the settlement, the proceedings deserve to be quashed since no grievance remains unresolved.
5.
In the aforesaid backdrop, I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent no.2, as well as perused the material available on record.
6.
Complainant is present in person before this court. Upon a query put to her, she very firmly states that she does not want to press any charges against the Petitioners. They are the immediate family members of her husband, being mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and the husbands of the respective sisters. She submits that due to some serious misunderstanding arising out of routine family acrimony, allegations were levelled against the petitioners. She subsequently realised her mistake and has withdrawn all cases against them. She further submits that currently she is enjoying the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
matrimonial bliss and continues to live in the matrimonial home happily with her husband and his family.
7.
Having heard, the dispute appears to be a purely family matter involving civil dispute with no involvement of public or societal interest. Since the complainant (wife) does not wish to press charges and there is no incriminating evidence against the petitioners, coupled with the fact that a compromise has been reached, continuing with the criminal proceedings would be an exercise in futility, amounting to an abuse of the legal process. Furthermore, it would place an unnecessary burden on the judicial system and lead to the wasteful expenditure of public resources by the prosecution. 8.
The trial would thus serve no fruitful purpose and further proceedings would rather result in hostility between the parties, defeating the very purpose of their settlement. In view thereof, the proceedings deserve to be quashed in exercise of the inherent powers of the Court. Reference in this context may also be made to judgment rendered in the case of Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab & Anr. [(2012) 10 SCC 303]. 9.
Accordingly, in the larger interest of justice, invoking inherent powers vested with this Court under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 the FIR No. 152/2024 dated 12.06.2024 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/354/34 IPC, registered at Police Station Chandni Mahal, and all other proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. 10.
All pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. ARUN MONGA, J SEPTEMBER 22, 2025/rs/nk 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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