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Vishal & Ors. v. the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC8 May 2025CRL.M.C./2238/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Delhi High Court; CRL.M.C. 2238/2025; Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.; decided 08.05.2025; quashing of FIR No. 0758/2023, PS Samaypur Badli; Sections 498A/406/34 IPC; matrimonial dispute; amicable settlement dated 04.04.2024 before Counselling Cell, Family Court, North-East District, Delhi; consent of respondent no. 2 (free will, no coercion); statements recorded by Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 30.04.2025; FIR and consequential proceedings quashed; petition allowed and disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR No. 0758/2023 (Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi) under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition stands disposed of. ¶10

Vishal & Ors. Vs the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Quashing of FIR No. 0758/2023 (Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi) under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition stands disposed of.

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No. 0758/2023 registered at Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC ought to be quashed in view of the amicable settlement between the parties.

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Ratio / Principle

As 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; it would be in the interest of justice to quash the FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto, and there is no legal impediment in doing so.

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Key takeaways

FIR No. 0758/2023 registered at Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi, for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed.ratio¶9

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court, CRL.M.C. 2238/2025 (decided 08.05.2025, Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.) - Petition by Vishal & Ors. seeking quashing of FIR No. 0758/2023, Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, arising from a matrimonial dispute (marriage of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 solemnized on 31.05.2022). The parties amicably settled their dispute before Counselling Cell, Family Court, North-East District, Delhi on 04.04.2024. Respondent no. 2, identified by the IO, categorically affirmed that she entered the compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat, and raised no objection to quashing; statements were recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 30.04.2025. Holding that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings and that no legal impediment existed, the Court quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; petition allowed and disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 2238/2025

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VISHAL & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Petitioners with their counsel.

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versus

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THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State along with WSI Priyanka. R-2 with her counsel Mr. Rahul Kumar Verma Mr. Pankaj Kumar and Mr. Tekchand, Advs.

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R % 08.05.2025

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CRL.M.A. 10026/2025 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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CRL.M.C. 2238/2025

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By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 0758/2023, registered at Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘ IPC ').

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Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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

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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 15/05/2025 at 12:32:17

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concerned from Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 had been solemnized at New Delhi on 31.05.2022, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. No child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and respondent no. 2. Upon a complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with the intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute before Counselling Cell, Family Court, North-East District, Delhi on 04.04.2024.

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On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the concerned IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. The statement of the parties to the said effect had been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 30.04.2025. 8. 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 the 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. 0758/2023, registered at Police Station Samaypur Badli, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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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 15/05/2025 at 12:32:17

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