Mohd Bilal Ansari and Ors v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr

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11.11.2025

CRL.M.A. 33148/2025 (exemption)

¶1Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

¶2Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 7916/2025

¶3By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR bearing no. 404/2024, registered at Police Station Dayalpur, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter >IPC?) and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶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 Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Dayalpur, Delhi.

¶6Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that the marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 20.11.2022, as per the Muslim rites and rituals at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. No child was born out of the said wedlock. After some time, due to some temperamental issues, both the parties had started residing separately since 28.09.2023. Thereafter, on the basis of complaint filed by respondent no. 2, the present FIR was registered against the petitioners under the relevant sections. It is stated that with the intervention of friends and family, both the parties have now amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement/Compromise Deed dated

02.05.2025, entered between them and had obtained decree of divorce, by way of mutual consent, from the concerned Court.

¶7The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has handed over a Demand Draft bearing no.115743 dated 04.11.2025, drawn on IDFC First Bank, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram Branch for an amount of Rs.2,00,000/- to respondent no. 2, in the Court today.

¶8On 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. Therefore, she has no objection, if the present FIR is quashed.

¶9In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. differences out of their own free will, 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.

¶10Accordingly, FIR bearing no. 404/2024, registered at Police Station Dayalpur, Delhi for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/506/34 of IPC Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

¶11In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.

¶12The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J NOVEMBER 11, 2025/ns

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. 7916/2025 MOHD BILAL ANSARI AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Heema and Mr. Mohd Hasan, Advocates alongwith petitioners in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for the State with ASI Pramod Kumar, P.S. Dayalpur R-2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA