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2025 DAILYLAW 20193 (DEL)

NITIN AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER

CRL.M.C./3848/2025 · 2025-07-17

Girish Kathpalia

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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CRL.M.C.3848/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages $~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 17.07.2025 + CRL.M.C. 3848/2025 & CRL.M.A. 16842/2025 NITIN AND ANOTHER .....Petitioners Through: Counsel for petitioners (appearance not given) with petitioners in person. versus THE STATE AND ANOTHER .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Pankaj Kumar, PS Jyoti Nagar Mr. Jyoti Bhardwaj, 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.112/2017 of PS Jyoti Nagar, Delhi for offence under Section 498A/406/34 IPC & 3/4 DP Act on the ground that complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has settled the disputes with the petitioners. 2. Learned APP for the State and respondent no. 2 in person (identified by IO/SI Pankaj Kumar) accept notice. State has no serious objection to this petition. GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.17 17:02:27 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:17.07.2025 17:25:55 Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C.3848/2025 Page 2 of 2 pages 3. Petitioners and respondent no. 2 are present in Court and I have spoken with them in Hindi. It is submitted by them that petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 have resolved their matrimonial dispute and are now living together happily for about two years. They also now have a son currently aged about 10 months. Respondent no. 2 submits that she does not wish to pursue the trial against petitioners as now they all are living happily. 4. Considering the above circumstances, I am satisfied that it would be in the interest of justice not to push the parties through trial. Therefore, the petition is allowed and FIR No.112/2017 of PS Jyoti Nagar, Delhi for offence under Section 498A/406/34 IPC & 3/4 DP Act as well as proceedings arising out of the same are quashed. The pending application also stands disposed of. GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) JULY 17, 2025 ‘rs’ GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.07.17 17:02:13 +05'30' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:17.07.2025 17:25:55