Sunny Mehta & ORS. v. The State Govty Of NCT Of Delhi And Another & ANR.

$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 260/2025 SUNNY MEHTA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Ms.

Tanupreet Kaur and Ms.

Vishakha, Advocates for Petitioner nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 alongwith petitioners in person versus THE STATE GOVTY OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State with Mr. Vijay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate and SI Sneha Bhakat Ms.

Reena Singh, Ms.

Meena Mehtani and Ms.

Nidhi Jain, Advocates for R-2 alongwith R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 15.05.2025 CRL.M.A. 1352/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 260/2025 3.

By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 0072/2018, registered at Police Station Mayapuri, District West, Delhi, for the commission of offences 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 the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC'). 4.

Issue notice. Mr. Rajkumar, the learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

5.

All the petitioners are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned, Police Station Mayapuri, District West, Delhi.

6.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 had been solemnized at Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Janakpuri, New Delhi on 14.01.2017, according to Sikh rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to temperamental differences and disputes between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, both the parties have been residing separately since 09.12.2017. Upon the complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. However, it is stated that during the pendency of the present case, with the intervention of the family and common friends, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Mediation Settlement dated 07.08.2024 and had obtained a decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, from the concerned Court. 7.

On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO concerned, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. The statement of the parties to the said effect had been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 24.04.2025.

8.

In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, and without any coercion, no useful The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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. 0072/2018, registered at Police Station Mayapuri, District West, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC 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 MAY 15, 2025/ns Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.