Husband's petition to quash a 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act FIR after amicable settlement with the wife, including payment of Rs. 5,00,000 and mutual consent divorce, was allowed; the Court quashed the FIR as continuation would serve no purpose in a family matter.
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.....Petitioner Through: Ms. Shivani Jain, Advocate.
versus
THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
.....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel for State with Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Mr. Aryan Sachdeva and Mr. Priyam Agrawal, Advocates and SI Devendra Singh P.S. Nand Nagri. Mr. Prahlad Singh, Advocate for R-2.
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
O R D E R % 19.08.2025 1. A Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.0048/2019 under Section 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act registered at Police Station Nand Nagri, Delhi.
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Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 started residing separately from 01.08.2018.
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NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J
AUGUST 19, 2025/va
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether FIR No. 0048/2019 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act should be quashed in view of an amicable settlement and mutual divorce between the parties.
5 provisions across 5 enactments
AMIT AND ORS
THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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