Sh. Sikandar And ANR v. The State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 9155/2025, CRL.M.A. 38260/2025 SH. SIKANDAR AND ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Akhtar Shamim and Mr. Ahmad Ali Haidri, Advocates with Petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Richa Dhawan, APP for the State with SI Ankur, PS: Jafrabad and Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

O R D E R

% 22.12.2025 1.

Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 („BNSS‟) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners, for quashing of FIR No.0214/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1861, registered at PS: Jafrabad, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

Learned APP for the State appearing on advance Notice, accept Notice. 3.

Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between Petitioner No.1/husband and the Respondent No.2/wife was solemnized on 01.05.2012, according to the Hindu rites and ceremonies. A child was born out of the said wedlock.

4.

Due to temperamental issues between the Petitioners and Respondent No.2, on Complaint of Respondent No.2, FIR No.0214/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1861 was registered at PS: Jafrabad, Delhi, on 05.05.2016. 5.

It is submitted that present FIR was a consequence of the matrimonial The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

disputes between Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No.2/wife. It is stated that with the intervention of family members, relatives and well wishers, the Petitioners and Respondent No.2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between.

6.

The parties are present in the Court and have been identified by the IO. The parties submit that they have arrived at the settlement without any force, coercion and undue influence and pressure and they have signed the Affidavits with their wish and will.

7.

Learned Counsel for Petitioners submits that the parties have been happily living together since 10.01.2023 and have no grievance against each other. Since Respondent No.2 has already made a statement before the Court that she does not want to pursue the proceedings in FIR, the present Petition be allowed and FIR No.0214/2016 be quashed.

8.

In view of Settlement between the parties, present Petition has been filed.

9.

Respondent No.2 is present and submits that she has no grievance against the Petitioners and also no objection to the quashing of FIR. She affirms that she is happily living together with Petitioner No.1. 10.

In view of the fact that the FIR in question was premised upon a matrimonial dispute between Petitioner No.1/husband and Respondent No.2/ wife, which has been amicably resolved. Considering the fact that parties have been living together since 10.01.2023 and Respondent No.2 has also given no objection to the quashing of FIR, no fruitful purpose would be served in continuing with the proceedings arising out of the FIR. 11.

Consequently, FIR No.0214/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1861, registered at PS: Jafrabad, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 12.

Petition along with pending Application is disposed of. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

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