SAVITRI AND OTHERS vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 27.08.2025 + CRL.M.C. 1787/2025 & CRL.M.A. 8079/2025 SAVITRI AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate with petitioners in person. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Kulbir Singh and SI Yashpal Singh, PS Farsh Bazar. Ms. Priyank Rani and Mr. Tushar Jaiswal, Advocates for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 761/2021 of PS Farsh Bazar, Delhi for offence under Section 498A/406/34 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioners. 2. Respondent no.2 present in court with her counsel and identified by Investigating Officer/SI Kulbir Singh accepts notice. Learned APP accepts CRL.M.C. 1787/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af39 Signature Not Verified 62c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, KATHPALIA serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b4 0f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.27 17:21:09 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:27.08.2025 17:23:12 notice and submits that State has no serious objection to this petition. 3. Husband of respondent no.2 has already passed away. 4. I have spoken with respondent no.2 in Hindi and it is stated by her that she has compromised all disputes with the petitioners, and towards full and final settlement of all her claims including stridhan and share in joint family property, she has accepted a total sum of Rs. 16,