Noman Ahmad And ORS v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 7728/2025 NOMAN AHMAD AND ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Nitin Ahlawat, Mr.kshitiz Ahlawat, Mr. kaanwar Abhay Singh and Mr. Himanshi Pal, Advocates versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 03.11.2025 CRL.M.A. 32311/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 7728/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 200/2020, registered at Police Station Roop Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC') and subsequent proceedings arising out of the said FIR.

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Issue notice. Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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All the petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Roop Nagar, Delhi. 6.

Brief facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 08.11.2014 as per Muslim rites and ceremonies. One female child, namely, Humera, was born out of the said wedlock, who is presently in the custody of respondent no. 2. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners. During pendency of the case, both the parties had amicably settled their disputes before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi vide Settlement dated 08.11.2024. 7.

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. Respondent no. 2 further states she has received Rs. 5,00,000/- vide Demand Draft no. 782665 dated 03.11.2025 drawn on Kotak Mahindra Bank, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi from the petitioners, before the Court today, and that she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed. 8.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the affidavits showing the protection of interest of minor child, as per the judgment titled as Ganesh vs. Sudhirkumar Shrivastava: (2020) 20 SCC 787 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, have been filed and the same are on record. It is stated that the custody of the minor child is with respondent no. 2 and the future rights will not be affected by virtue of the aforesaid settlement agreement.

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In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 10.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 200/2020, registered at Police Station Roop 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 above, the present petition stands disposed of. 12.

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