Petitioners sought quashing of an FIR under Sections 498-A, 406 and 34 IPC arising from matrimonial discord, after the parties settled for Rs. 3,00,000 and the wife divorced the petitioner by mutual consent. The court found no public interest in continuing proceedings and quashed the FIR and all proceedings under Section 528 BNSS.
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PARSHANT SIKRI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Sahil Vij and Mr. Puneet Jindal, Advocates with petitioners in person.
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THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Digam Singh Dagar, APP with SI Vikram PS SB Dairy Mr.S. Singh, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA
O R D E R % 05.08.2025
2.1 Petitioner No. 2 is the mother of Petitioner No.1, while Petitioners No.
3 and 4 are his sisters.
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involve any public interest or interest of the society at large. Continuation of the proceedings, on the other hand, may result in hostility between the parties and defeat the very purpose of the settlement.
ARUN MONGA, J
AUGUST 5, 2025/SV/HD
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1 issue framed by the court
Should FIR No. 581/2020 under Sections 498-A, 406 and 34 IPC be quashed on the basis of a voluntary settlement between the parties?
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