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2026 DAILYLAW 12210 (DEL)

ASHA RAM v. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR

CRL.M.C./4897/2026 · 2026-07-17

Prateek Jalan

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CRL.M.C. 4897/2026 $~91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4897/2026 & CRL.M.A. 20551/2026 ASHA RAM .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Kamaljot Kaur, Ms. Neelam Rajput, Advocates. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP. SI Asmita, SI Amandeep. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 17.07.2026 1. By way of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 666/2014 dated 30.07.2014, registered at Police Station Najafgarh, District South West, Delhi, under Sections 498A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, on the ground that the disputes between the petitioner and respondent No. 2 have been amicably settled. 2. The terms of settlement are not discernible either from the petition or from the Memorandum of Understanding [“MoU”] dated 06.05.2026 annexed thereto. The only averment contained therein is that the parties have agreed to bring the pending proceedings to an end on the ground that their daughter’s marriage is not being finalised owing to the pendency of the disputes between them. Although Ms. Kamaljot Kaur, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner and This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 11:20:03 CRL.M.C. 4897/2026 respondent No. 2 have, in fact, reconciled, no such assertion finds place in the petition or the MoU, nor is it otherwise borne out from the record. 3. In view of the aforesaid, Ms. Kaur, seeks permission to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to file afresh, containing a proper recital of the relevant facts and accompanied by a MoU clearly setting out the current status of the matrimonial relationship between the parties. 4. The petition, alongwith pending application, is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as aforesaid. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 17, 2026 ‘B’/MK/SD/ This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/07/2026 at 11:20:03