ATUL SINGH AND ORS vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14.05.2025 + CRL.M.C. 1176/2025 & CRL.M.A. 5222/2025 ATUL SINGH AND ORS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Uday Chauhan, Advocate with petitioners in person. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Sachin and ASI Amit, PS Khajuri Khas Mr. Sanjay, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 56/2016 of PS Khajuri Khas for offence under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act. The quashing is sought on the ground that parties have compromised all their disputes. 2. All the petitioners as well as respondent no. 2 have personally appeared and are identified by their respective counsel and Investigating Officer/SI Sachin. CRL.M.C. 1176/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.05.14 18:11:20 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:14.05.2025 18:34:04 3. I have spoken with the parties in Hindi. Respondent no. 2 submits that she has received full and final settlement amount in lieu of her stridhan and now she has no claim outstanding against any of the petitioners. The parties had no child born in their wedlock and now parties have already obtained divorce with mutual consent, after which the respondent no. 2 has got remarried. Respondent no. 2 specifically submits that she does not want to pursue the trial against the petitioners. 4. Detailed statements of parties have already been recorded by the concerned Joint Registrar. 5. Having spoken with the parties, I am satisfied that it would be in the interest of justice not to push them through trial. Therefo