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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./8299/2025

Sh. Saurav And ORS v. State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

2025-11-21Hon'Ble Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma3 pages

$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8299/2025 SH. SAURAV AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Petitioners with their counsel Mr.

Hari Shanker, Adv.

versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State along with SI Gaurav PS Kalyanpuri.

R-2 with her counsel (appearance not given).

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 21.11.2025 CRL.M.A. 34589/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 8299/2025 3.

By way of present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 322/2018, registered at Police Station Kalyan Puri, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 341/323/506/354(B)/427/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Kalyan Puri, Delhi. 5.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 31.10.2017 as per the Hindu rites and customs at Delhi and were living with each other. A girl child, namely, Yashika was born from their wedlock, who is presently in the custody of respondent no. 2. Due to temperamental differences, parties have been residing separately. It is stated that on the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners. 6.

During pendency of the case, both the parties had amicably settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 29.10.2025. The complainant is present in person alongwith her counsel, who states that she has received the entire compromise amount.

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 no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

8.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out 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. 9.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 322/2018, registered at Police Station Kalyan Puri, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Sections 341/323/506/354(B)/427/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

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

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 21, 2025/A/GJ The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.