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2026 DAILYLAW 12820 (DEL)

SHAKUNTALA DEV @ SHANKUTLA DEVI & ORS. v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

CRL.M.C./5038/2026 · 2026-07-21

Prateek Jalan

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CRL.M.C. 5038/2026 $~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5038/2026 & CRL.M.As. 21125-21126/2026 SHAKUNTALA DEV @ SHANKUTLA DEVI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Lokesh Khanna, Advocate. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hitesh Vali, APP with SI Sohit, P.S. Bindapur. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 21.07.2026 1. By way of the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 558/2023, dated 28.08.2023, registered at Police Station Binda Pur, District Dwarka, Delhi, under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. After some arguments, Mr. Lokesh Khanna, learned counsel for the petitioners, seeks permission to withdraw the petition, without prejudice to the rights and remedies available to the petitioners, in accordance with law, including at the stage of arguments on charge/filing of a discharge 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 23/07/2026 at 11:47:25 CRL.M.C. 5038/2026 application before the Trial Court. 3. Mr. Khanna also seeks to reserve the right of the petitioners to challenge any order framing charges, in accordance with law, if so advised. 4. The petition, alongwith pending applications, is dismissed as withdrawn in terms of the above submissions. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not made any observation on the merits of the case. PRATEEK JALAN, J JULY 21, 2026 “B”/AN/ 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 23/07/2026 at 11:47:25