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Uttam Kumar Singh & Ors. v. the State & Anr.

Delhi HC15 Apr 2026CRL.M.C./2372/2024

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Quashing of FIR on settlement — matrimonial dispute — Sections 498A/406/34 IPC — FIR No. 189/2018, P.S. Model Town, Delhi — MoU/compromise dated 30.09.2019 — voluntary compromise affirmed in Court without coercion — Rs. 6,00,000/- received by complainant — CRL.M.C. 2372/2024 — High Court of Delhi — Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J. — 15.04.2026.

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Quashing of FIR No. 189/2018 registered at Police Station Model Town, Delhi, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom; the petition stands disposed of. ¶22

Uttam Kumar Singh & Ors. Vs the State & Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 2372/2024

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UTTAM KUMAR SINGH & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Prateek Baghel and Mr. Sonu Singh, Advocates with petitioners in person.

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versus

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THE STATE & ANR. .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State. Counsel (appearance not given) for R- 2 and R-2 in person.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

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O R D E R

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% 15.04.2026

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By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR bearing No. 189/2018, registered at Police Station Model Town, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC' ) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties.

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Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

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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, Model Town, Delhi.

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Brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:49:02

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1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized at Delhi on 25.01.2015, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. 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. However, tt is stated that with the intervention of the family and friends, the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 30.09.2019.

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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. It is also stated that she has already received the amount of Rs. 6,00,000/-. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. 6. In view of the above, that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out 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. 189/2018, registered at Police Station Model Town, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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The petition stands disposed of.

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:49:02

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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 15, 2026/vc/r

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:49:02

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