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Bhagwan Dev Shah & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC13 Aug 2025CRL.M.C./5562/2025

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What is this about?

Matrimonial dispute FIR under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC quashed after husband and wife amicably settled their differences by settlement dated 18.01.2025 and resumed living together; wife stated she had no grievance and no objection to quashing. Petition under Section 528 BNSS disposed of accordingly.

What did the court decide?

FIR No. 0361/2024 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Mangolpuri and proceedings emanating therefrom quashed.

Bhagwan Dev Shah & Ors. Vs State NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 5562/2025, CRL.M.A. 23795/2025

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BHAGWAN DEV SHAH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Kuntal, Mr. Prashant Kumar and Ms. Chandni, Advocates with Petitioners in person

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versus

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STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for State with SI Satish Kumar, PS: Mangol Puri.

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Mr. Subrat Yadav, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R

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% 13.08.2025

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Petition under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the Petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No. 0361/2024 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Mangolpuri in terms of the Settlement dated 18.01.2025.

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It is submitted that marriage of Petitioner/husband with Respondent No.2/wife was solemnized on 03.03.2016 as per Hindu Rites and Customs and a girl child, namely, Mishti was born out of the said wedlock. However, due to temperamental differences, Respondent No. 2 and the Petitioner No.1 started living separately since 06.11.2023.

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It is stated that on the basis of complaint filed by the Respondent No.2, FIR No. 0361/2024 was registered under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Mangolpuri.

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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 18/08/2025 at 12:05:42

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It is submitted that with the intervention of family members, relatives and well wishers, Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2 have resolved their disputes and arrived at an amicable settlement, terms whereof have been recorded in Settlement dated 18.01.2025.

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The parties are present in person in the Court and submit that they have arrived at a settlement without any force, coercion and undue influence and pressure and they have signed the Settlement dated 18.01.2025 with their wish and will. The Investigating Officer present before the Court also verified the identity of the parties.

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Learned Counsel for Petitioners submits that the parties have been happily living together for three months since 18.01.2025 and no grievance against each other survives and since Respondent No. 2 has already made a statement before the Court that she does not want to pursue the proceedings in FIR No. 0361/2024, the present Petition be allowed and FIR registered against the Petitioners be quashed.

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Respondent No. 2 is present and submits that she has no grievance against the Petitioners and also has no objection to the quashing of FIR. She affirms that she is happily living together with the Petitioner No.1.

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In view of the fact that the FIR in question was premised upon a matrimonial dispute between Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2, which has been amicably resolved in term of Settlement dated 18.01.2025 and the fact that parties have been living together for the last eight months and also that Respondent No. 2 has given no objection to the quashing of FIR, no fruitful purpose would be served in continuing with the proceedings arising out of the FIR.

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Consequently, FIR No. 0361/2024 registered under Sections

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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 18/08/2025 at 12:05:42

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498A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Mangolpuri and proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

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The present Petition alongwith pending Applications, is accordingly disposed of.

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NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J

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AUGUST 13, 2025 N

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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 18/08/2025 at 12:05:42

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