Ashish Sehdev & ANR. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6824/2025 ASHISH SEHDEV & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Hitendar Mahalwal, Advocate along with petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP for State with Ms. Pragati Gupta, Advocate with SI Purvi Ahlawat.

Mr. Surinder Singh, Advocate for R-2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 23.09.2025 CRL.M.A. 28704/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 6824/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 757/2021, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

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Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

concerned from, Police Station, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi. 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 21.01.2021, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that one child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and 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 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 15.10.2024, executed at Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi.

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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 she had received the amount of Rs. 3,00,000/- vide Demand Draft (DD) bearing no. 598093 dated 17.09.2025. Therefore, she has no objection if the present 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. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 757/2021, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

are quashed; however, it is clarified that the rights of the minor child will not get affected as per the judgment titled Ganesh vs. Sudhirkumar Shrivastava, (2020) 20 SCC 787, passed by the Hon‟ble Supreme Court. 10.

The present petition, along with pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 23, 2025/vc The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.