Ashish Kumar & ORS. v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~63 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7581/2025 ASHISH KUMAR & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sanjay Tyagi and Ms. Mahima Tyagi, Advocate along with petitioners in person.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP for State with Ms. Pragati Gupta and Mr. Lokash, Advocates.

Counsel (appearance not given) for R2 and R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 29.10.2025 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 21/2018, registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereafter 'DP Act').

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Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3.

All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station, Adarsh Nagar, Delhi. 4.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi in the year 2007, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. It is stated that due to various The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the 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 and resultantly, petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 have been living together since January, 2023.

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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 they have been living together since January, 2023. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 6.

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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 21/2018, registered at Police Station Adarsh Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and Sections 3/4 of the DP Act and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8.

The present petition stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J OCTOBER 29, 2025/vc The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.