VANEETA GUPTA & ANR. vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 07.02.2025 + CRL.M.C. 5903/2022 VANEETA GUPTA & ANR. .....Petitioners versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioners : Mr. Akash Arora, Adv. For the Respondents : Mr.Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with SI Nishi, PS Greater Kailash. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition is filed seeking quashing of FIR No.178/2019 dated 10.09.2019, registered at Police Station Greater Kailash, for offences under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom qua the petitioners. 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the brief facts of the present case are as follows: Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER CRL.M.C. 5903/2022 Page 1 of 19 KAUR Signing Date:13.02.2025 18:07:41 2.1. On 10.09.2019, on the basis of a complaint made by Respondent No.2 on 20.06.2019, the FIR was registered against her husband– Mr. Sooruj Gupta, his parents and the petitioners. Petitioner No.1 is the aunt (bua) of Mr. Sooruj Gupta. Petitioner No.2 is the husband of Petitioner No.1 and the uncle (fufa) of the Mr. Sooruj Gupta. 2.2. The marriage between Mr. Sooruj Gupta and the complainant was solemnized on 06.06.2018 without any elaborate functions to make the spousal visa process for Australia easier. It is alleged that initially, the complainant and her family had denied the match, however, they were persuaded due to the reassurances of the petitioners and the complainant’s father-in-law. It is alleged that the petitioners had gone to the extent of guaranteeing the happiness of Respondent No.2 despite knowing that her husband (the nephew of the petitioners) and his parents were alc