HIMANSHU GARG & ORS. vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 11.08.2025 + CRL.M.C. 5458/2025 & CRL.M.A. 23412/2025 HIMANSHU GARG & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Karan Nagpal, Mr. Sourav Garg and Ms. Priyanja S. Aneja, Advocates versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Anjali, PS Jafrabad CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 199/2024 of PS Jafrabad for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no. 2) has compromised and settled all disputes with them. 2. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that State has no serious objection to this petition. 3. Respondent no. 2 identified by IO/SI Anjali and accompanied with her counsel accepts notice. CRL.M.C. 5458/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d 435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee 60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.11 17:42:37 -07'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:11.08.2025 17:48:53 4. I have spoken with respondent no. 2 and it is stated by her that she has settled all disputes with petitioners. As stated by her, marriage between petitioner no. 1 and her stands dissolved by way of decree of divorce; no child was born out of their wedlock and she has received full and final settlement amount. The last instalment of full and final settlement amount has been received by her today through demand draft for Rs. 2,00