Mujeeb Ahmad & ORS. v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3532/2025 MUJEEB AHMAD & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Petitioners with their counsel versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State and Mr. Adietya Khatri, Adv.

along with ASI Samman Khan.

R-2 with her counsel.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 31.10.2025 1.

By way of the present writ petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 417/2023, registered at Police Station Malviya Nagar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟).

2.

Issue notice. Mr. Anand V. Khatri, 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 Malviya Nagar, 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 26.11.2019, as per the Muslim rites and ceremonies at Uttar Pradesh. No child was born out of the said wedlock. Thereafter, on the basis of complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that the parties have also taken divorce by mutual consent. It is further stated that with the intervention of friends and family, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement Deed dated 10.01.2024, 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. Further it is stated that she has already received full and final settlement amount towards her claims with respect to matrimonial obligations. 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. 417/2023, registered at Police Station Malviya Nagar, 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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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 OCTOBER 31, 2025/A The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.