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Nitin Khurana@ Nitin Kumar Shakti Kumar Khurana & Ors. v. the State of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC4 Jul 2025CRL.M.C./4301/2025

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What is this about?

Quashing of FIR on amicable matrimonial settlement; CRL.M.C. 4301/2025; FIR No. 275/2018 PS Geeta Colony; Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC; MoU dated 23.11.2024; free-will compromise of respondent no. 2 verified in Court; Nitin Khurana v. State of Delhi; Delhi High Court; Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J; decided 04.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR bearing no. 275/2018 registered at Police Station Geeta Colony for offences under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC, together with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; petition disposed of accordingly. ¶22

Nitin Khurana@ Nitin Kumar Shakti Kumar Khurana & Ors. Vs… — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether FIR bearing no. 275/2018 registered at Police Station Geeta Colony for offences under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC, and subsequent proceedings emanating therefrom, ought to be quashed in view of the amicable settlement between the parties. +1 more

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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 would be served by continuing the proceedings arising from the FIR; continuation would instead create further acrimony between them.

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Ratio / Principle

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

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Key takeaways

Quashing of the FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto is in the interest of justice, and there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma) disposed of CRL.M.C. 4301/2025 by quashing FIR No. 275/2018 of Police Station Geeta Colony, registered for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom. The parties to the matrimonial dispute had amicably settled vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 23.11.2024. Respondent no. 2, identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically affirmed before the Court that she entered the compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat, and raised no objection to quashing. The Court held that continuation of proceedings would serve no useful purpose and would create further acrimony, that quashing was in the interest of justice, and that there was no legal impediment to quashing the FIR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 4301/2025

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NITIN KHURANA@ NITIN KUMAR SHAKTI KUMAR

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KHURANA & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Counsel (appearance not given) along with petitioners in person.

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versus

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THE STATE OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State along with SI Rishi Kumar, PS: Geeta Colony and ASI Subhash and R-2 in 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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% 04.07.2025

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CRL.M.A. 18762/2025 (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. 4301/2025

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By way of the present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR bearing no. 275/2018, registered at Police Station Geeta Colony, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘IPC’) and subsequent proceedings emanating therefrom.

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Issue notice. Mr. Rajkumar, learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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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 07/07/2025 at 12:04:13

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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) concerned, Police Station, Geeta Colony, Delhi.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized in accordance with hindu rites with no child out of the said wedlock. It is stated that due to various differences, disputes and issues had arisen between the petitioners and the respondent no. 2. Upon the complaint by respondent no. 2, the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. It is stated that with intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 23.11.2024. 7. On a query made by this Court, respondent no. 2 who has been identified by the 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 FIR is quashed. 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 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. 275/2018, registered at Police Station Geeta Colony, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

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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 07/07/2025 at 12:04:13

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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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JULY 04, 2025/vc

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Nitin Khurana@ Nitin Kumar Shakti Kumar Khurana & Ors. v. the State of Delhi and Anr.

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