Akbar Ali & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3351/2025 AKBAR ALI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Kuldeep Kumar, Advocate along with petitioners-in-person.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for the State.

Mr. Waseem Akram, Advocate for R2 along with R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 26.11.2025 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 364/2025, registered at Police Station Aman Vihar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

2.

Issue notice. Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, the learned ASC accepts notice on behalf of the State.

3.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Aman Vihar, Delhi. 4.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 24.09.2022, as per the Muslim rites and ceremonies at Delhi. One female child was born out of the said wedlock on 29.06.2025. It is stated that due to matrimonial differences, respondent no. 2 started living separately since 29.11.2024. On the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was filed against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is further stated that with the intervention of friends and family, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement Agreement dated 06.09.2025, entered between them.

5.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2, who has been identified by the concerned 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 by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

6.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, without any coercion and 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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 364/2025, registered at Police Station Aman Vihar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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8.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 26, 2025/zp/r The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.