ANKIT CHHIKARA & ORS. vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.05.2025 + CRL.M.C. 1909/2025 & CRL.M.A. 8602/2025 ANKIT CHHIKARA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Kamal Yadav, Advocate with petitioners in person. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for the State Mr. Varun Bhadola, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 80/2023 of PS Nanak Pura for offences under Section 498A/406/34 IPC on the ground that they have compromised the disputes with the complainant de facto (respondent no. 2 herein). 2. All petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present in Court identified by their respective counsel and I have spoken with them in Hindi. 3. Respondent no. 2 submits that she has settled all her matrimonial disputes with the petitioners. As submitted by both sides, marriage between CRL.M.C.1909/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH GIRISH KATHPALIA KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified Date: 2025.05.23 17:20:19 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:23.05.2025 17:52:49 petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 stands dissolved by way of decree of divorce with mutual consent. Parties have one daughter aged about 2½ years and they have decided that custody of their daughter shall remain with respondent no. 2 and as regards visitation, the same shall be permissible for petitioners subject to convenience of respondent no. 2. Respondent no. 2 submits that she has received her entire stridhan as well as full and final settlement amount towards alimony and now nothing is due to her. However, as regards rights of the daughter of the parties, all of them are aware that those rights shall remain intact. Respondent no. 2 submits th