Delhi High Court
CRL.M.C./8375/2025 of RAKESH VATS & ORS. Vs STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. on 29 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010934582025 + CRL.M.C. 8375/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34930-34931/2025 RAKESH VATS & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Chirag Sharma, Advocate (Through VC) versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010934582025
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CRL.M.C. 8375/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34930-34931/2025
RAKESH VATS & ORS.
.....Petitioners
Through:
Mr. Chirag Sharma, Advocate
(Through VC)
versus
STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State
with
SI
Himanshu
Yadav,
PS:
Najafgarh
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
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29.09.2026
1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’) seeking the following prayer: - “Quash the FIR No. 314 of 2025 dated 07.10.2025 under Section 498A, 406 and 34 of IPC with P.S. Najafgarh or any consequential Criminal proceedings that may have been or may be registered/pursued on the basis of the said FIR, being devoid of merit and instituted solely with the ulterior motive of harassment and extortion.”
2. It is stated that the marriage between Respondent no. 2 and Petitioner no. 2 was solemnized on 28.06.2023. Owing to temperamental discord and marital disputes the parties separated on 23.11.2023. The FIR No. 314/2025 dated 07.10.2025 [‘impugned FIR’] came to be registered at the instance of the Respondent No. 2. 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 07/10/2026 at 14:43:02
3. Mr. Chirag Sharma, learned counsel for the Petitioners states that, during the pendency of the proceedings, Petitioner no. 2 and Respondent no. 2 have arrived at an amicable settlement via Panchayat settlement dated 30.08.2025 and have obtained a decree of divorce by mutual consent of the parties. 3.1 He seeks permission to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a fresh joint petition on the basis of the Panchayat settlement dated 30.08.2025.
4. The present petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition as prayed for by the learned counsel for the Petitioners. The fresh petition when filed will be decided in accordance with law.
5. Pending applications, if any, stands disposed of.
MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J SEPTEMBER 29, 2026/rhc/IB
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 07/10/2026 at 14:43:02