Ghanshyam & Anr v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr

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17.11.2025 CRL.M.A. 33843/2025 (exemption)

¶1Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

¶2Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 8103/2025

¶3By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 500/2023, registered at Police Station Welcome, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').

¶4Issue notice. The learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.

¶5The petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present before this Court in person. They have been identified by their counsels and concerned The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Welcome, Delhi.

¶6Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 13.12.2018, as per the Hindu rites and ceremonies at Delhi. No child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to matrimonial differences which had been arisen between the parties, respondent no. 2 had filed a complaint before the CAW Cell, which culminated into the present FIR against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is further stated that with the intervention of friends and family, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 16.10.2023, entered between them. It is stated that the parties have also taken divorce by way of mutual consent from the concerned Court.

¶7On 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. Further it is stated that she has already received full and final settlement amount towards her claims with respect to matrimonial obligations. Therefore, she has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.

¶8In 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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶9Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 500/2023, registered at Police Station Welcome, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶10In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

¶11The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 17, 2025/ns vs The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8103/2025 GHANSHYAM & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Lokesh Kumar Rana, Advocate alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA