Rohit Aggarwal & ORS. v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8271/2025 ROHIT AGGARWAL & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Shiv Charan Garg, Mr. Nikhil Gupta, Mr. Imran Khan, Ms. Jahanvi Garg, Mr. Nikhil Kumar Sharma, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with SI Bimla.

Mr. Sachin Aggarwal, Mr. Aditya Choudhary and Mr. Akhil Gupta, Advocates for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 20.11.2025 CRL.M.A. 34474/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 8271/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 216/2024, registered at Police Station Shahbad Dairy, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟).

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4.

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

5.

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 Shahbad Dairy, Delhi. 6.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 11.07.2019, as per the Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. One male child was born out of the said wedlock on 21.08.2020. Due to matrimonial differences, which had been arisen between the parties, respondent no. 2 had filed a complaint before the CAW Cell, which culminated into the present FIR 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 Memorandum of Understanding dated 29.10.2025, entered between them. It is stated that both the parties are living together since October, 2025.

7.

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.

8.

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

to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 216/2024, registered at Police Station Shahbad Dairy, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 11.

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