MAYANK SONDHI & ORS. vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 07.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 2519/2025 MAYANK SONDHI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satish Kumar, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR SHALINDER KAUR, J (ORAL) CRL.M.A. 11284/2025, CRL.M.A. 11285/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Applications stand disposed of. CRL.M.C. 2519/2025, CRL.M.A. 11286/2025 3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR bearing No. 0534/2021 dated 28.06.2021 for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered at Police Station Rajouri Garden, West, Delhi, (“subject FIR”) and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 2519/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:RASHIM KAPOOR Signing Date:08.07.2025 14:43:46 no. 1, petitioner no. 2 and petitioner no. 3 are the husband, father-in- law and mother-in-law, respectively, of the respondent no. 2. The marriage between the petitioner no. 1 and the respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 12.04.2016, in accordance with the Sikh rites and ceremonies and a male child, namely, Kartik was born out of the said wedlock. He submits that due to the irreconcilable and temperamental differences, the marriage of the petitioner no.1 and the respondent no. 2 has suffered an irretrievable breakdown and the parties have been living separately since 22.12.2020. 5. The learned counsel submits that the incompatible behaviour, conduct and temperament of the parties, coupled with raising demands of dowry