Praveen Kumar Solanki & ANR. v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR
$~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7231/2025 and CRL.M.A. 30358/2025 PRAVEEN KUMAR SOLANKI & ANR.
.....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Chanpreet Singh and Mr. Ganeev Chandna, Advocates with petitioners in person.
versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:
Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for the State.
Mr. Sandeep Verma, Advocate for respondent no. 2 with respondent no.2 in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA
O R D E R
% 13.10.2025 1.
Petitioners herein seek quashing of an FIR No. 12/2014 dated 10.01.2014 for the alleged offences under Sections 498A, 406, 506, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Sagar Pur, Delhi, along with any consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of a compromise. 2.
The petitioner no. 1 (husband) and respondent no.2/complainant (wife) got married on 28.11.2012 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. However, due to temperamental differences, the couple started living separately since 28.02.2016. No child is born on from the wedlock. Petitioner no.2 is the mother of petitioner no.1. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have now amicably settled the matter vide MoU/ Compromise Deed dated 28.02.2025 which is appended as Annexure A-5 Learned counsel further submits that the affidavit to the effect of no objection to quashing deposed by respondent no.2/ complainant is also placed on record as Annexure A-7. 3.1 He also submits that pursuant to the settlement, marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce dated 17.03.2025.
3.2 He further submits that in view of the settlement, the present FIR deserves to be quashed as further proceedings would be an exercise in futility.
4.
Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 and the learned APP for the State both concur with the factum of the compromise arrived between the parties and convey their no objection to the quashing of the FIR in question. 5.
In the aforesaid backdrop, I have heard learned counsel for the parties as well as perused the material available on record. 6.
The parties are present in Court, and I have interacted with them. Upon a query put to respondent no. 2, she candidly submits that she has amicably resolved her differences with her husband and has entered into the settlement out of her own free will, without any pressure, coercion, or undue influence. She further states that in view of the settlement, she does not wish to continue with the proceedings against the petitioners as no grievance remains unresolved.
7.
Having heard, the dispute appears to be a purely family matter 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 authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
the petitioners, coupled with the fact that a compromise has been reached through a financial settlement and mutual consent divorce continuing with the criminal proceedings would thus 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. 12/2014 dated 10.01.2014 for the alleged offences under Sections 498A, 406, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Sagar Pur, Delhi, and all other proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. 10.
All pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. ARUN MONGA, J OCTOBER 13, 2025 kd The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.