Vijay Kumar & ORS. v. The State NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
$~45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8318/2025, CRL.M.A. 34669/2025 VIJAY KUMAR & ORS.
.....Petitioners Through:
Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Jha, Adv. with Petitioners in person.
versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents Through:
Ms. Kiran Bairwa, APP.
Mr. Naman Sharma, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
O R D E R
% 21.11.2025 1.
Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 („BNSS‟) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners, for quashing of FIR No.0484/2022 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, registered at PS: Moti Nagar, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, in terms of Memorandum of Settlement dated 17.11.2025. 2.
Learned APP and learned Counsel for Respondent No. 2 appearing on advance Notice, accept Notice.
3.
Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between Petitioner No.1/husband and the Respondent No.2/wife was solemnized on 12.06.2021, according to the Hindu rites and ceremonies. A male child was born out of the said wedlock on 19.10.2023.
4.
It is further submitted that on 29.08.2022, on Complaint of Respondent No. 2, FIR No.0484/2022 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC was registered at PS: Moti Nagar, Delhi.
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5.
It is submitted that present FIR was a consequence of the matrimonial disputes between Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No. 2/wife. It is stated that with the intervention of family members, relatives and well wishers, the Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 17.11.2025.
6.
The parties are present in the Court and have been identified by the IO. The parties submit that they have arrived at the settlement without any force, coercion and undue influence and pressure and they have signed the Memorandum of Settlement dated 17.11.2025 with their wish and will. 7.
Learned Counsel for Petitioners submits that the parties have been happily living together since 16.01.2024 and have no grievance against each other. Since Respondent No. 2 has already made a statement before the Court that she does not want to pursue the proceedings in FIR, the present Petition be allowed and FIR No.0484/2022 be quashed.
8.
In view of Memorandum of Settlement dated 17.11.2025, present Petition has been filed.
9.
Respondent No.2 is present and submits that she has no grievance against the Petitioners and also no objection to the quashing of FIR. She affirms that she is happily living together with Petitioner No.1. 10.
In view of the fact that the FIR in question was premised upon a matrimonial dispute between Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No.2/ wife, which has been amicably resolved in terms of Memorandum of Settlement dated 17.11.2025. Considering the fact that parties have been living together for last two months and Respondent No.2 has also given no objection to the quashing of FIR, no fruitful purpose would be served in The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
continuing with the proceedings arising out of the FIR. 11.
Consequently, FIR No.0484/2022 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, registered at PS: Moti Nagar, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
12.
The Petition along with pending Application is disposed of. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.
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