Anil Singh Negi & ORS. v. State Of (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

$~93 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8811/2025 ANIL SINGH NEGI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Gulshan Kumar Maurya, Advocate along with petitioners-inperson.

versus STATE OF (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Udit, P.S. Ranhola.

Ms. Deepshikha Dwivedi, Advocate for R-2 along with R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 10.12.2025 1.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 706/2024, registered at Police Station Ranhola, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

2.

Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 3.

The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Ranhola, Delhi. 4.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between son of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 10.02.2023, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

as per Hindu rites and customs at New 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 11.04.2023. Thereafter, respondent no. 2 had filed a written complaint before the CAW Cell, culminated into the present FIR against the petitioners under the relevant sections. During the pendency of the trial, with the intervention of friends and family members, both the parties have now amicably settled their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 27.07.2025, 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 from the concerned Court.

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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 last and final amount due to her as per settlement, therefore, she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.

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In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will, 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. 7.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 706/2024, registered at Police Station Ranhola, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J DECEMBER 10, 2025/zp/r The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.