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Vipin Kumar Saini & Ors. v. the State Govt.of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Delhi HC1 Jul 2026CRL.M.C./3385/2024

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Quashing of FIR No.130/2011 (P.S. Shahabad Dairy) under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC sought by the accused family after the complainant-wife's death (17.07.2018) and her family's disinterest in pursuing the case; Delhi High Court disposed of the petition as not pressed, declined to evaluate witness evidence with the trial at its last leg, directed the Trial Court to conclude the case preferably within three months, and expressly made no observation on merits; CRL.M.C. 3385/2024; Justice Manoj Jain; direction to expedite trial.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the learned Trial Court to dispose of the criminal case as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months from the date it takes up the matter; a copy of the order to be transmitted to the learned Trial Court for information and due compliance. ¶25

Vipin Kumar Saini & Ors. Vs the State Govt.of NCT of Delhi… — 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. 3385/2024

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VIPIN KUMAR SAINI & ORS.

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.....Petitioner Through: Mr. A.K. Suri, Mr. Ankit Kansal and Mr. Manoj Manderna, Advocates.

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versus

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THE STATE GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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.....Respondent

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Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP for the State with SI Ghanshyam and SI LalChand. Mr. Setu Niket, Ms. Esha Mazumdar, Advocates for R-2.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R

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% 01.07.2026

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Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.130/2011 dated 11.04.2011, registered at P.S. Shahabad Dairy.

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Petitioners are facing trial for committing offences under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and the FIR was registered way back in the year 2011. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the complainant-wife expired on 17.07.2018, before she could depose before the Court and that the other family members of the deceased-wife are not interested in pursuing with the matter.

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Learned APP for the State on instructions from the I.O. submits that all the material witnesses, except for I.O., have already been examined and every effort would be made to record the statement of the I.O, expeditiously as

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CRL.M.C. 3385/2024 1

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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 03/07/2026 at 11:35:14

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possible.

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Learned counsel for the respondent No.2-Mr. Manish Saini (brother of the deceased-wife) has also joined the proceedings.

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The digitized copy of the Trial Court Record has already been received.

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Fact, however, remains that since the criminal trial is already at the last leg, it will not be appropriate for this Court to evaluate the evidence of the concerned witnesses.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner, after some arguments, states that he would not press the present petition if a direction is given to the learned Trial Court to expedite the disposal of the abovesaid criminal case in a time-bound manner.

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The next date before the learned Trial Court is stated to be 05.08.2026.

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In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of, as not pressed with the direction to the learned Trial Court to dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, within a period of three months from the date it takes up the matter.

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It is, however, made clear that this Court has not made any observation on the merits of the present petition, either way.

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A copy of this order be also transmitted to the learned Trial Court for information and due compliance.

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MANOJ JAIN, J

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JULY 1, 2026/ss/pb

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CRL.M.C. 3385/2024 2

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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 03/07/2026 at 11:35:14

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