SUMIT KUMAR AND ORS vs STATE THROUGH SHO PS MAIDAN GARHI AND ANR

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$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14.05.2025 + CRL.M.C. 3073/2025 & CRL.M.A. 13625/2025 SUMIT KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. K.G. Seth, Advocate with petitioners in person. versus STATE THROUGH SHO PS MAIDAN GARHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, Advocate with IO/SI Lal Bahadur, PS Maidan Garhi Respondent no.2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. Petitioners have sought quashing of FIR No.64/2022 of PS Maidan Garhi 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 have personally appeared and are identified by their common counsel and the Investigating Officer/SI Lal Bahadur. CRL.M.C. 3073/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA Date: 2025.05.14 18:02:43 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:14.05.2025 18:34:04 3. I have spoken with parties in Hindi. It is stated by respondent no.2 that she has voluntarily compromised all disputes with the petitioners. The petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 were not blessed with a child in their marriage and they have got their marriage dissolved by way of divorce decree dated 28.02.2025. Respondent no.2 submits that she has already received from petitioners a full and final settlement amount of Rs.10,00,000/- in lieu of her entire stridhan and alimony and now nothing is due as per her. Respondent no.2 submits that she does not wish to pursue the prosecution of the petitioners. Detailed statement of parties has already been recorded by the concerned Joint Registrar. 4. Having spoken with both sides, I am satisfied that it would n