ROHIT LAMBA & ANR. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 07.02.2026 + CRL.M.C. 412/2026 ROHIT LAMBA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Brahm Kumar Pandey, Advocate with petitioners in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State and Ms. Shehnaz Khan, Advocate with SI Rahul Ranjan, PS Harsh Vihar. Ms. Priyanka Rani, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 173/2023 of PS Harsh Vihar for offence under Section 498A/406/34/494 IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and proceedings arising out of the same on the ground that the complainant de facto has compromised the disputes with them. Petitioner no.1 is the husband of complainant de facto and petitioner no.2 is mother-in- law of complainant de facto. The complainant de facto has been impleaded as respondent no.2. 2. Learned APP for State assisted by Investigating Officer/SI Rahul CRL.M.C. 412/2026 Page 1 of 5 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff8 01e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2026.02.07 16:12:11 -08'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:07.02.2026 16:16:18 Ranjan accepts notice. 3. Respondent no.2 identified by the Investigating Officer and accompanied with her counsel accepts notice. 4. In view of nature of this case, I spoke with both sides in Hindi to ascertain the truth. The truth that came out is extremely shocking. The petitioners have apparently pl