MANU YADAV & ORS. vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 08.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 4414/2025 MANU YADAV & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amar Pal and Ms. Shaifali, Advs. along with petitioners. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for State with SI Rajendra Kumar, PS Kishan Garh. Mr. C. Adhikesavan, Adv. for R-2 along with R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR SHALINDER KAUR, J (ORAL) CRL.M.A. 19179/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 4414/2025 3. By way of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of the FIR No. 130/2023 dated 15.03.2023 for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 4414/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:RASHIM KAPOOR Signing Date:09.07.2025 15:21:34 1860 registered at Police Station Kishan Garh ("subject FIR") and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner no. 1 is the husband of respondent no. 2 and their marriage was solemnized on 23.02.2012, in accordance with the Hindu rites and customs, and two baby girls were born out of the said wedlock on 24.07.2014 and 08.01.2016, respectively. He submits that due to irreconcilable and temperamental differences, the marriage of the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 suffered an irretrievable breakdown. The incompatible behaviour of the parties, conduct and temperamental differences, coupled with increasing harassment and raising demands of dowry led to the registration of the subject FIR and filing of litigation by the respondent no. 2. 5. He further submits that