NARENDER GULIA & ORS. vs THE STATE N.C.T OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 02.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 307/2025 NARENDER GULIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Natasha Rani, Adv. along with petitioners. versus THE STATE N.C.T OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raghuinder Verma, APP for State with SI Nitesh Singh, PS Mukherjee Nagar. Mr. Deepak Chhillar, Adv. for R-2 along with R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR SHALINDER KAUR, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR No. 851/2014 dated 15.08.2014 for offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered at Police Station Mukherjee Nagar (“subject FIR”) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no. 1 is the husband of respondent no. 2 and their marriage was solemnized on 07.12.2012, as per the Hindu rites and ceremonies. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 307/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:RASHIM KAPOOR Signing Date:03.07.2025 16:59:55 The petitioner no. 2, petitioner no.3 and petitioner no. 4 are the father- in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law respectively, of the respondent no.2. A female child, namely, Vanshika was born out of the said wedlock. Subsequent thereto, he submits, the temperamental differences developed between the petitioners and respondent no. 2, coupled with the raising demands for dowry and increasing harassment, led to the registration of the subject FIR and filing of litigations by the respondent no. 2. 3. The learned counsel submits that further during the pendency of the litigation between the parties, on request, the parties were referred to the Delhi