Sh Sachin Malik v. the State Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC22 Aug 2025W.P.(CRL)/1421/2025

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What is this about?

Quashing of FIR on amicable settlement/MoU between complainant-husband and petitioner (brother/sister of the wife); W.P.(CRL) 1421/2025, Delhi High Court, order dated 22.08.2025 by Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.; FIR No. 133/2021, PS Nand Nagri; Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC; matrimonial dispute settled by Memorandum of Understanding dated 25.01.2025; voluntary compromise affirmed in Court; FIR and consequential proceedings quashed; petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR bearing no. 133/2021 registered at Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi for offences punishable under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; petition disposed of accordingly. ¶¶25

Sh Sachin Malik Vs the State Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi and Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR bearing no. 133/2021 registered at Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom should be quashed in view of the amicable settlement between the parties.

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Court's answer

Since the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will and without any coercion, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, which would only create further acrimony; it is in the interest of justice to quash the FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto, and there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR.

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Ratio / Principle

Respondent no. 2, identified by the IO, categorically stated before the Court that he entered into the compromise out of his own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat, and that he has no objection if the FIR is quashed.

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Key takeaways

FIR bearing no. 133/2021 registered at Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi for offences under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed.ratio¶8

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.) disposed of a writ petition quashing FIR No. 133/2021 of Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi (Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC), preferred by Sachin Malik. The FIR arose from a matrimonial dispute: petitioner's sister married respondent no. 2 on 03.12.2014 and began living separately from 04.01.2020, upon which respondent no. 2's complaint led to the FIR. During the litigation, the parties settled their disputes by MoU dated 25.01.2025 and the couple resumed living together as husband and wife from 07.10.2022. Respondent no. 2, identified by the IO, affirmed in Court that the compromise was entered voluntarily, without pressure, coercion or threat, and raised no objection to quashing. Holding that continuance would serve no useful purpose and would only create further acrimony, and finding no legal impediment, the Court quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(CRL) 1421/2025

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SH SACHIN MALIK .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Sonu Sorout, Advocate along with petitioner-in-person.

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versus

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THE STATE GOVT. OF N.C.T. OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the State with SI Dinesh Kumar, PS Nand Nagri.

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Mr. Harmeet Singh Gulati, Advocates for R-2 along with Respondent no.2in-person.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R

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% 22.08.2025

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CRL.M.A. 13228/2025 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(CRL) 1421/2025

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By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking quashing of the FIR bearing no. 133/2021, registered at Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/341/506/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’ ) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

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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 28/08/2025 at 13:19:42

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Petitioner and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the sister of petitioner and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Ghaziabad, UP on 03.12.2014, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Due to some misunderstanding and temperamental differences the sister of petitioner started living separately since 04.01.2020. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioner. It is stated that during the pendency of the litigations between the parties, the petitioner, her sister and the respondent no. 2 have settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 25.01.2025 and sister of the petitioner and respondent no. 2 started living together as husband and wife since 07.10.2022.

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On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the IO, has categorically stated that he has entered into compromise out of his own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. He further states that he has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 7. In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, and without any coercion, 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.

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Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 133/2021, registered at Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 323/341/506/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings

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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 28/08/2025 at 13:19:42

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emanating therefrom are quashed.

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The present petition stands disposed of.

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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

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DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

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AUGUST 22, 2025/zp

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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 28/08/2025 at 13:19:42

Sh Sachin Malik v. the State Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi and Anr.

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