Pradeep Singh & Ors. v. the State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC17 Jul 2025CRL.M.C./4489/2025

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What is this about?

Quashing of FIR; matrimonial dispute; Sections 498A/406/34 IPC; FIR No. 0607/2021, PS Haridas Nagar, Delhi; marriage solemnized 18.04.2018; temperamental differences; amicable settlement; Memorandum of Settlement dated 24.05.2025; compromise out of free will without pressure, coercion or threat; wife's no-objection to quashing; no useful purpose in continuing proceedings; FIR and consequential proceedings quashed; CRL.M.C. 4489/2025; decided 17.07.2025; Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR No. 0607/2021 registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition stands disposed of. ¶¶20

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of FIR No. 0607/2021 registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, 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. 0607/2021 registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and the proceedings arising therefrom, should be quashed in view of the amicable settlement between the parties.

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Court's answer

Respondent no. 2, identified by the Investigating Officer, 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 that she had no objection to quashing of the FIR.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the parties had amicably resolved their differences of their own free will without any coercion, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings, which would instead create further acrimony; it was in the interest of justice to quash the FIR and there was no legal impediment in doing so.

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Key takeaways

FIR No. 0607/2021 registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, were quashed.ratio¶¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.) disposed of a petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 0607/2021, Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi, lodged under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC by the wife (respondent no. 2) against petitioner no. 1 and others, arising out of a marriage solemnized on 18.04.2018 that broke down due to temperamental differences. The parties had amicably settled the matter vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 24.05.2025. Respondent no. 2, identified in Court by the Investigating Officer, stated that she had entered into the compromise out of her own free will, without any pressure, coercion or threat, and had no objection to quashing of the FIR. Holding that the parties had resolved their differences voluntarily, that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings and that it would only create further acrimony, and that there was no legal impediment, the Court quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 4489/2025

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PRADEEP SINGH & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Petitioners with their counsel Mr. Anand Sharma and Mr. Raghavendra Kumar, 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 ASI Sunita. R-2 with her counsel

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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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% 17.07.2025

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By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 0607/2021, registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter ‘ IPC ’).

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The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Haridas Nagar, New Delhi. 3. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 18.04.2018 as per the Hindu rites and customs. No child was born from their wedlock. Thereafter, due to temperamental differences between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2, respondent no. 2 had got registered the present FIR against

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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 22/07/2025 at 12:50:20

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the petitioners under the relevant sections.

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It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present matter vide Memorandum of Settlement dated 24.05.2025, entered between them.

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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. It is also stated by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been amicably settled between the parties. Respondent no. 2 further states that she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

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In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, without any coercion and 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. 0607/2021, registered at Police Station Haridas Nagar, Delhi for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 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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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

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DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

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JULY 17, 2025/A

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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 22/07/2025 at 12:50:20

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