AKASH & ORS. vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 03.09.2025 + CRL.M.C. 4180/2025 AKASH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. K. Raj, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with ASI Bharat Sharma Mr. Kundan Thakur, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 356/2024 of PS Farsh Bazar for offence under Section 498A/406/34 IPC on the ground that complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has settled the disputes with the petitioners. 2. Respondent no. 2 present with her counsel and identified by IO/ASI Bharat Sharma accepts notice. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that State has no serious objection to this petition. 3. I have spoken with the parties in Hindi. It is stated by them that they have resolved all disputes amicably with the intervention of common CRL.M.C. 4180/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.09.03 17:47:18 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:03.09.2025 18:14:44 relatives. It is informed by them that marriage between petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 now stands dissolved by decree of divorce and no child was born from their marriage. Respondent no. 2 submits that she has received full and final settlement amount in lieu of her entire stridhan and alimony. Respondent no. 2 submits that she does not wish