VINAY SHARMA & ORS. vs THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 + CRL.M.C. 19/2025 & CRL.M.A. 92/2025 VINAY SHARMA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Counsel for petitioners (appearance not given) versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State with IO/ASI Gurdeep Singh. Respondent no.2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 350/2024 of PS Palam Village for offence under Section 498A/406/34 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioners. 2. State has no objection to this petition. CRL.M.C.19/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6 fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80 cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.05.06 05:29:20 -07'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:06.05.2026 17:33:27 3. The respondent no. 2 is present in the courtroom and identified by IO/ASI Gurdeep Singh. 4. Keeping in mind the nature of the issue, I have spoken with respondent no. 2 in Hindi and it is stated by her that they have settled all their disputes amicably and now for past year and a half, they are living together happily. It is stated by her that two children were born from her wedlock with petitioner no. 1 and they are living with them. It is also informed by her that petitioner no. 1 had filed a petition for divorce, but the same has been withdrawn. The respondent no. 2 submits that she does not wish to continu