CRL. M.C. 5517/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages $~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 12.08.2025 + CRL.M.C. 5517/2025 & CRL.M.A. 23630/2025 PAWAN DABAS AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Nitin Yadav, Advocate versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with W/ASI Suman Lata, PS Baba Haridas Nagar Dwarka. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 285/2023 of PS Baba Haridas Nagar Dwarka, New Delhi for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has settled the dispute with the petitioners. 2. Respondent no. 2 present in Court and identified by IO/ASI Suman Lata accepts notice. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that there is no serious objection to this petition. 3. I have spoken with the parties in Hindi and it is submitted by them that all their disputes now stand resolved and they have been living together happily for more than a year. Petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 also have GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835 d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2ee e60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.12 17:49:50 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:12.08.2025 18:18:15 Signature Not Verified CRL. M.C. 5517/2025 Page 2 of 2 pages a daughter, currently aged about 6 years. Respondent no. 2 specifically submits that she is being paid due amount of maintenance and has received back all her stridhan. Since they are living together happily, respondent no. 2 submits that she does not wish to pursue prosecution of petitioners. 4. Having spoken with the parties, I am satisfied that it would be in the interest of justice not to push the parties through trial. 5. Therefore, the petition is allowed and FIR No. 285/2023 of PS Baba Haridas Nagar Dwarka, New Delhi for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC and the proceedings arising out of the same are quashed. Pending application stands disposed of. GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) AUGUST 12, 2025 ‘rs’ GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4af ec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacc a, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d 15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff 801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.12 17:50:11 -07'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:12.08.2025 18:18:15