Sharda Devi & ORS. v. State Of NCT Delhi & ANR.

$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8431/2025 SHARDA DEVI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Kamal Singh and Mr. Rajat Phogat, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 27.11.2025 CRL.M.A. 35218/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 8431/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 006/2023, registered at Police Station Dabri, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5.

The petitioner no.1 and 2 appeared through video conferencing, petitioner no. 3 appeared in person and respondent no. 2 (appeared through video conferencing) are present before this Court. They have been identified The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Dabri, Delhi.

6.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between son of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 24.01.2022, as per Hindu rites, customs and ceremonies at Delhi. It is stated that no child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to temperamental differences, which had arisen between the parties, both the parties started residing separately since 15.04.2022. Thereafter, respondent no. 2 had filed a complaint before the concerned police station, which culminated into the present FIR against the petitioners under the relevant sections. After investigation, the chargesheet was filed before the concerned Court. During the pendency of the trial, with the intervention of friends and family members, both the parties have now amicably settled their disputes before Mediation Cell, Dwarka, New Delhi vide Counselling Cell Settlement dated 26.02.2024, entered between them. It is stated that as per the terms of settlement, both the parties have dissolved their marriage by way of mutual consent. 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 and that she has received the entire amount, as per settlement. 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, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 006/2023, registered at Police Station Dabri, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10.

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

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 27, 2025/ns The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.