PRIYANK SUKHIJA & ORS. vs STATE & ANR.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18th July, 2025 % Pronounced on: 08th August, 2025 CRL.M.C. 863/2017 1. MR. PRIYANK SUKHIJA S/o Sh. Yashpal Ashok R/o I-20, Lajpat Nagar-III, New Delhi. 2. SH. YASHPAL ASHOK S/o Jagdish Chander Ashok R/o I-20, Lajpat Nagar-III, New Delhi. 3. SMT. SUNITA SUKHIJA W/o Sh. Yashpal Ashok R/o I-20, Lajpat Nagar-III, New Delhi .....Petitioners Through: Mr Ashwani Kr. Dhatwalia, Ms. Iti Sharma and Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocates with Petitioners in person Versus 1. STATE Through Secretary Govt. of NCT of Delhi. 2. MS. DIVYA MEHTA W/o Mr. Priyank Sukhija R/o I-23, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi. …..Respondents 1. Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.21/2010 dated 10.02.010 under Sections 498A/406/34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”), registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanakpura and all the proceedings emanating therefrom. 2. Briefly stated, Petitioner No.1/Priyank Sukhija got married to Respondent No.2/Divya Mehta on 16.02.2001 according to Hindu customs and rites. Some disputes a