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Sajid Ahmed & Ors. v. the State (Nct of Delhi) & Anr.

Delhi HC16 Feb 2024CRL.M.C./1273/2024

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The Court allowed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR under matrimonial laws as parties had arrived at a settlement and no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings.

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The FIR No.0083/2020 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Sajid Ahmed & Ors. Vs the State (Nct of Delhi) & Anr. — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 1273/2024

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SAJID AHMED & ORS. ..... Petitioners

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Through: Mr Natwar Rai and Mr B. K. Gautam, Advocates along with petitioners in person.

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versus

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THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. ..... Respondents

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Through: Mr Raj Kumar, APP for the State with SI Chhote Lal, Police Station Wazirabad, Delhi.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

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O R D E R

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% 16.02.2024

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CRL.M.A. 5013/2024

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. CRL.M.C. 1273/2024

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The present petition has been filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR No.0083/2020 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Wazirabad, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

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Issue notice. The learned APP for 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

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/12/2024 at 15:42:00

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question is quashed.

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The petitioner no.1 (former husband), and petitioner nos.2 to 7, who close relatives of the petitioner no.1, as well as, respondent no. 2 (former wife) are present in the Court and they have been identified by the Investigating Officer SI Chhote Lal, Police Station Wazirabad, Delhi.

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The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 29.09.2014 according to Muslim Rites and Customs. Out of the said wedlock, one male child, namely, Rahil Ahmed was born, who is in the care and custody of the respondent no.2.

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On account of temperamental issues certain disputes arose between the parties and they started living separately since June, 2018. The dispute between the parties also led to the registration of present FIR. 7. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi where they arrived at a settlement, terms whereof were reduced in writing in the form of Settlement dated 20.07.2023, which is annexed as Annexure P-4 to the present petition. 8. In has been agreed in the settlement that the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no.2 have voluntarily dissolved their marriage vide Divorce Deed/Talaq-E-Mubarrat (with Mutual Consent) on 22.02.2022 and since then the parties have never cohabited and met with each other. A copy of the Divorce Deed is annexed as Annexure P-3 to the present petitioner.

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It is also a term of the settlement that the respondent no.2 shall cooperate with the petitioner for the quashing of the aforesaid FIR. The parties have mutually arrived at a settlement without any monetary consideration.

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The respondent no.2, on a query put by the Court, states that she has no 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.

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It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed.

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Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No.0083/2020 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Wazirabad, Delhi alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed.

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The petition stands disposed of in the above terms.

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Order be uploaded on the website of this court.

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VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024 MK

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/12/2024 at 15:42:00

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