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Rohit Kumar Matoo and Ors. v. the State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC3 Apr 2025CRL.M.C./262/2025

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What is this about?

Quashing of FIR; FIR No. 471/2020; P.S. Keshav Puram; Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 IPC; matrimonial/family dispute; MoU/Memorandum of Settlement dated 05.06.2023; mutual withdrawal of cases; custody of minor child with respondent no. 2; no visitation rights for petitioner no. 1; affidavit re custody; marriage dissolved; Joint Registrar (Judicial) statements 03.02.2025; complainant received all amounts due; no objection to quashing; amicable resolution free will no coercion; interest of justice; no legal impediment; petition disposed 03.04.2025.

What did the court decide?

FIR bearing no. 471/2020, Police Station Keshav Puram, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom quashed; petition stands disposed of. ¶22

Rohit Kumar Matoo and Ors. Vs the State of NCT of Delhi and… — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

FIR bearing no. 471/2020, Police Station Keshav Puram, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom quashed; petition stands disposed of.

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR bearing no. 471/2020, registered at Police Station Keshav Puram, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 IPC, arising out of a family dispute settled vide MoU dated 05.06.2023, should be quashed along with all consequential proceedings.

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Court's answer

Since the parties amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without coercion, and the matter arises out of a family dispute, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings, which would only create further acrimony; quashing the FIR is accordingly in the interest of justice.

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Ratio / Principle

There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRL.M.C. 262/2025 (High Court of Delhi, decided 03.04.2025, Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.): FIR No. 471/2020, P.S. Keshav Puram, Delhi, registered under Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 IPC at the behest of respondent no. 2 against petitioner Rohit Kumar Matoo and others, quashed along with all consequential proceedings, and the petition disposed of. The parties married on 12.03.2018 (a male child born of the wedlock), separated since 29.07.2019, settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 05.06.2023 agreeing to withdraw their respective cases, with custody of the minor child resting with respondent no. 2 and no visitation rights for petitioner no. 1; their marriage had been dissolved before the concerned Court, and statements were recorded by the Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 03.02.2025. On the day of hearing the complainant confirmed receipt of all amounts due to her and raised no objection to quashing. Held: where parties to a family-dispute FIR have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without coercion, continuing proceedings serves no useful purpose and would create further acrimony; quashing is in the interest of justice and there is no legal impediment thereto.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 262/2025

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ROHIT KUMAR MATOO AND ORS .....Petitioners

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Through: Petitioners with their counsel Ms. Monika Sharma and Ms. Aanchal Suryan, Advs.

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versus

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THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State along with SI Vinay. R-2 with her counsel Mr. Bijendra Singh Sharma, Ms. Shrishti and Ms. Sameeksha Singh Jarial, Advs.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R

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% 03.04.2025

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By way of the instant petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 471/2020, registered at Police Station Keshav Puram, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘ IPC ’).

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 12.03.2018, according to Hindu rites and rituals. It is stated that a male child was born out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to certain differences, the parties started residing separately since 29.07.2019 and the present FIR had got registered at the behest of respondent no. 2. Thereafter, both the parties had amicably

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settled all their disputes vide Memorandum of Settlement (MoU) dated 05.06.2023, wherein it was inter-alia settled between the parties that both the parties shall withdraw their respective cases, filed against each other. It was also agreed between the parties that the custody of the minor chid shall remain with respondent no. 2 and petitioner no. 1 shall have no visitation rights to meet the minor child. The parties have also filed an affidavit with regard to the custody of the minor child. It is further stated that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 had been dissolved before the concerned Court. In view of the settlement, the present petition has been filed. The separate statements of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 in this regard have been recorded by the learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 03.02.2025.

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The parties are present before this Court in person today, and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) concerned.

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The concerned Joint Registrar (Judicial) has already recorded the statements of the parties regarding the agreement entered into voluntarily between the parties.

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Today, the complainant/respondent no. 2 who is present in Court states that she has received all of the amount due to her and that she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.

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In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter arises out of a family dispute, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the present FIR and the

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proceedings pursuant thereto. Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

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Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 471/2020, registered at Police Station Keshav Puram, Delhi, for the offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 of the IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed.

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In view of above, 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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APRIL 03, 2025/A

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