Jatin Gupta & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~104 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 9052/2025 JATIN GUPTA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ravi Verma, Advocate along with petitioners-in-person.

versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Arvind, P.S. Raj Park.

Mr. Mukul, Advocate for R-2 along with R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 18.12.2025 CRL.M.A. 37871/2025 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 9052/2025 3.

By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 290/2024, registered at Police Station Raj Park, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

4.

The petitioners (through video-conferencing) and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Raj Park, Delhi. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

5.

Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 09.02.2023 as per the Hindu rites and customs and were living with each other. After some time, due to different lifestyles and temperamental differences, both the parties could not reside with each other and started living separately from each other since 01.07.2023. Thereafter, on the basis of complaint of respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Compromise Deed dated 02.07.2025, entered between them.

6.

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 a Demand Draft of Rs.3,50,000/- bearing no. 024716 drawn on IDBI Bank has been handed over to the her as per settlement. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

7.

In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, without any coercion and 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. 8.

Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 290/2024, registered at Police Station Raj Park, 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 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. 10.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J DECEMBER 18, 2025/zp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.