Shakuntala Dev @ Shankutla Devi & Ors. v. the State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court; CRL.M.C. 5038/2026 & CRL.M.As. 21125-21126/2026; decided 21.07.2026 by Prateek Jalan, J. Petition under Section 528, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No. 558/2023 dated 28.08.2023, Police Station Binda Pur, District Dwarka, Delhi, under Sections 498A/34 IPC; petition dismissed as withdrawn without prejudice to petitioners' rights and remedies (including at stage of arguments on charge/discharge application before Trial Court) and with liberty to challenge charge-framing order; no observation on merits. Petitioners: Shakuntala Dev @ Shankutla Devi & Ors. (Lokesh Khanna, Advocate); Respondents: State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr. (Hitesh Vali, APP, with SI Sohit, P.S. Bindapur). No precedents cited; no monetary reliefs.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the quashing petition without prejudice to the petitioners' rights and remedies in accordance with law, including at the stage of arguments on charge/filing of a discharge application before the Trial Court, and liberty reserved to challenge any order framing charges; petition and pending applications dismissed as withdrawn with no observation on merits.