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2025 DAILYLAW 17150 (DEL)

MALKIT SINGH @ MONEY @ MANNY SINGH & ORS. v. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

CRL.M.C./2908/2025 · 2025-07-31

Girish Kathpalia

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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CRL.M.C. 2908/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages $~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 31.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 2908/2025 MALKIT SINGH @ MONEY @ MANNY SINGH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sadhna Singh, Advocate versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Ankur, PS Tilak Nagar Mr. Ashish Pratap singh, Advocate for R2 CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.178/2017 of PS Tilak Nagar 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. Statements of petitioners and respondent no. 2 have already been recorded by the concerned Joint Registrar. I have again spoken with petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 present in court and it is stated by them that now, having compromised all their disputes, they are living together GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.31 17:27:38 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:31.07.2025 17:55:18 Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 2908/2025 Page 2 of 2 pages happily and also have a daughter currently aged 04 years. Respondent no. 2 submits that she does not wish to pursue prosecution of petitioners. 3. Having spoken with the parties, I am satisfied that it would be in the interest of justice not to push them through trial. 4. Therefore, the petition is allowed and accordingly, the FIR No.178/2017 of PS Tilak Nagar for offence under Section 498A/406/34 IPC and proceedings arising out of the same are quashed. GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) JULY 31, 2025/as GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.31 17:27:20 +05'30' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:31.07.2025 17:55:18