Ravi Shankar & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Delhi & ANR.

$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 9174/2025, CRL.M.A. 38323/2025 RAVI SHANKAR & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate.

versus THE STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for the State with SI Satpal Dagar.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 22.12.2025 1.

A Criminal Misc. Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.473/2022 under Section 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Sector-23, Dwarka, New Delhi.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 according to Hindu rites and ceremonies. Due to the temperamental differences and conflicts between the Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 they started living separately from each other since 18.07.2022.

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It is further submitted that on the Complaint of respondent No. 2, an FIR bearing No. 473/2022 under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 got registered at Police Station Sector-23, Dwarka, New Delhi. The Respondent No.2 had instituted a Complaint Case under Section 12 of the DV Act against the Petitioners. The Respondent No.2 had also instituted an Application under Section 125 Cr.P.C for Maintenance from the Petitioner. 4.

It is stated that the Chargesheet was filed in the Court and during the pendency of the case, the matter has been amicably settled between the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

petitioners and Respondent No.2, whereby Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 have decided to reconcile their marriage and to live together as husband and wife.

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During the pendency of the trial, the Respondent No.2 withdrew both her cases on 08.11.2024 and in view of the Settlement, the present petition has been filed.

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The parties are present before this Court in-person today, and have been identified by their respective counsels and Investigating Officer concerned. The parties have endorsed the amicable settlement and accepted the terms thereof voluntarily. Both Petitioners and the Respondent No.2 undertake to abide by the terms of the Settlement arrived between the parties. 7.

The present petition has been signed by all the parties and is supported by their respective affidavits. The parties have reaffirmed the terms of the settlement arrived at vide Settlement arrived at between the parties and they also submit that the said Settlement has been arrived at between the parties without any pressure and coercion.

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The respondent No. 2/wife submits that she has been livingly in her matrimonial home peacefully after reconciling all the issues with the Petitioners. Today, the complainant/respondent No. 2/wife, who is present in Court, states that she has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 9.

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, I am of the opinion that 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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

pursuant thereto.

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Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

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Accordingly, FIR bearing No.473/2022 registered at Police Station Sector-23, Dwarka, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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The petition stands disposed of along with pending Application(s). NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

DECEMBER 22, 2025/VA The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.