Sachin & Ors v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr

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14.11.2025

¶1The Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, seeking quashing of the FIR No.1197/2015 dated 12.12.2015, for the offence under Section 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC, 1860') registered at Police Station Ambedkar Nagar.

¶2Brief facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between petitioner No. 1/husband and respondent No. 2/wife on 16.02.2010, according to the Hindu rites and ceremonies and no child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to temperamental differences, both the parties started residing separately from each other since 03.09.2013.

¶3It is further submitted that on the complaint of the respondent No. 2, an FIR bearing No. 1197/2015, for the offence under Section 498A/406/34 of the IPC, got registered at Police Station Ambedkar Nagar. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶4It is stated that the petitioner No. 1 and the respondent No. 2 have amicably settled all the disputes and differences between them and arrived at Settlement Deed dated 11.10.2023, wherein it was inter alia settled between the parties that they shall take divorce by mutual consent.

¶5In view of the Settlement Deed dated 11.10.2023, the present Petition has been filed.

¶6The parties are present before this Court in-person today, and have been identified by their counsel and Investigating Officer concerned. The parties have endorsed the amicable settlement and accepted the terms thereof voluntarily.

¶7The parties have submitted that all the disputes have been amicably settled vide Settlement Deed dated 11.10.2023 and thus, no fruitful purpose will be served in continuing with the FIR. The parties have already taken divorce vide Decree dated 17.08.2024.

¶8The present petition has been signed by the petitioner and is supported by his affidavit. The parties have reaffirmed the terms of the settlement arrived at vide Settlement Deed dated 11.10.2023 and they also submit that the said Settlement Deed dated 11.10.2023 has been arrived at between the parties, without any pressure and coercion. The parties undertake to abide by the terms of the Settlement dated 11.10.2023.

¶9Today, the respondent No. 2/wife, who is present in the Court, states that she has no objection if the FIR is quashed.

¶10In view of the above facts that the parties have amicably resolved their differences out of their own free will and without any coercion and also the fact that the present matter is a family matter, no useful purpose will be The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. served in continuing with the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

¶11Moreover, there is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

¶12Accordingly, FIR No. 1197/2015 for the offence punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, registered at Police Station Ambedkar Nagar and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶13The Petition stands disposed of.

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J NOVEMBER 14, 2025/va

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4878/2025, CRL.M.A. 21131/2025 CRL.M.A. 21132/2025 SACHIN & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dhananjai Rana and Mr. Anshul Kulshrestha, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State with SI Sunil. Mr Dilip Gupta, Advocate for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA