Suresh Kumar Sawai & ORS. v. The State (Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C.-8719/2025 & CRL.M.A. 36413/2025 SURESH KUMAR SAWAI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. C.M. Grover, Adv. for the petitioners with petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. ....Respondents Through:

Ld.Addl.P.P. for the State with Investigating Officer.

Complainant in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 05.12.2025 CRL.M.A. 36413/2025 (for exemption) 1.

Exemption allowed subject to just exceptions. 2.

Application is disposed of.

CRL.M.C.8719/2025 1.

The Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as „CrPC‟)/Section 582 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as „B.N.S.S.') has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners for quashing of FIR No. 168/2020 dated 17.07.2020 under Sections 498A/406/354/377/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as „IPC‟), registered at Police Station Jagat Puri and all the proceedings emanating therefrom. 2.

Issue Notice.

3.

Learned APP appearing on advance Notice, accepts Notice on behalf of the State.

4.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 on 10.02.2019, according to the Hindu rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to certain temperamental differences between two, the parties started living separately from 28.02.2019.

5.

It is further submitted that on 17.07.2020, on the complaint of the Respondent No. 2, the FIR in question got registered at Police Station Jagat Puri.

6.

It is stated that the with the intervention of family, friends and well wishers, the Petitioner No. 1 and the Respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them and arrived at a Settlement vide Settlement vide Order dated 14.10.2025 before learned Judge, Family Court, Shahdara, Karkardooma. In terms of the said Settlement, the petitioner No. 1 and the respondent No. 2 had filed the divorce petition by mutual consent, which has been allowed and the marriage between the two stands dissolved on 02.12.2025. It has been agreed that the Petitioner No.1/husband shall pay a sum of Rs.20,01,000/- towards full and final settlement of all the claims of the Respondent No. 2/wife, in three instalments. It is also stated that out of the settled amount of Rs.20,01,000/-, Rs.13,34,000/- has already been paid to the complainant and the balance of Rs.6,67,000/- has been received vide D.D.No. 376858 dated 3.12.2025 drawn on State Bank of India by the respondent No.2.

7.

In view of the Settlement, the present Petition as been filed. The parties are present before this Court in-person today and have been identified by their learned counsel and Investigating Officer concerned. The parties have endorsed the amicable settlement and accepted the terms thereof voluntarily.

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8.

The parties have undertaken to remain bound by the terms of the Settlement.

9.

The parties have submitted that all the disputes have been amicably settled and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR. 10.

The present Petition has been signed by the Petitioner No.1 and is supported by his Affidavit. They submit that they have arrived at between the parties, without any pressure and coercion. The Respondent No. 2/wife, who is present in the Court, states that she has received all amounts due to her and has no objection if the FIR is quashed.

11.

In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is a family matter, no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 12.

Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the aforesaid FIR in question. Accordingly, FIR No. 168/2020 dated 17.07.2020 under Sections 498A/406/354/377/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as „IPC‟), registered at Police Station Jagat Puri and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

13.

The Petition stands disposed of.

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J DECEMBER 5, 2025/ng The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.