Pawan Kumar And ORS v. State Through Sho Ps Dabri And ANR
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 9324/2025 PAWAN KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:
Ms.
Suman, Adv.
along with petitioners.
versus STATE THROUGH SHO PS DABRI AND ANR.....Respondents Through:
Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State with S.I.
Dhanendra, P.S.
B.H.D. Nagar and S.I. Puran, P.S.
Dabri.
Mr. Harish Bhardwaj, Adv. for R-2 along with R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN
O R D E R
% 24.12.2025 CRL.M.A. 38915/2025 (exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
The application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 9324/2025 3.
The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No.0077/2023 under Sections 498A/354/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Dabri and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.
4.
Issue notice. Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, learned APP appearing on The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
behalf of the State accepts notice. He submits that since the FIR is an outcome of a matrimonial dispute and the parties have arrived at a settlement, the State has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. 5.
Petitioner no.1 (husband), petitioner nos.2 to 4, who are close relatives of petitioner no. 1, as well as, respondent no. 2 (wife) are present in the Court and they have been identified by their respective counsels, as well as, by the Investigating Officer i.e. S.I. Puran. 6.
The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 was solemnized on 17.02.2014 according to Hindu Rites and Customs. Out of the said wedlock, two children were born. 7.
On account of certain misunderstanding between the parties respondent no. 2 lodged the aforesaid FIR.
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During pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi where they arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement Deed/MOU dated 17.08.2023, which is annexed as Annexure P-3 to the present petition 9.
In terms of the said settlement, the parties amicably resolved all their disputes and started living together peacefully. The petition is also supported by an affidavit of respondent no. 2 which is at page no.75 of the present petition.
10.
It has been agreed between the parties that they shall cooperate with each other in all possible manner and they shall fulfil all their duties and responsibilities towards each other and their family members. 11.
Respondent no.2, on a query posed by the Court, affirms the fact that the parties are living together as husband and wife and states that she has no The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
objection in case the FIR is quashed.
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In view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them.
13.
It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. 14.
Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No.0077/2023 under Sections 498A/354/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Dabri alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed. 15.
The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. 16.
Order be uploaded on the website of this court. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J DECEMBER 24, 2025 aj The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.