Delhi High Court
CRL.M.C./5071/2026 of PRAKASH & ORS. Vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR on 22 July 2026
5071/2026 Page 1 of 2 pages $~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22.07.2026 + CRL.M.C. 5071/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21269/2026 PRAKASH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sheefali Gandhi, Advocate with petitioners in person versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
CRL.M.C. 5071/2026
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Date of Decision: 22.07.2026
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CRL.M.C. 5071/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21269/2026
PRAKASH & ORS.
.....Petitioners
Through:
Ms. Sheefali Gandhi, Advocate with
petitioners in person
versus
THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for State
with Harendra Singh Mr. Bhisma N.
Singh, Advocate with R2 with R2 in
person
CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA
J U D G M E N T (ORAL)
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1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 319/2024 of PS Malviya Nagar for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioners.
2. Learned APP for State assisted by IO/ASI Harendra Singh accepts notice and submits that State has no objection to this petition. GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.07.22 19:16:41 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:22.07.2026 19:26:51 Signature Not Verified
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3. The respondent no.2, present in court today and identified by IO/ASI Harendra Singh, also accepts notice.
4. I have spoken with respondent no.2 in Hindi and it is stated by her that she has compromised all disputes with the petitioners. It is stated by respondent no.2 that for past three years, she is living with the petitioners happily and has no complaint against any of them. It is stated by her that she has one son and one daughter, who also are living with her and the petitioners as a happy family. Under these circumstances, respondent no.2 submits that she does not wish to continue prosecution of petitioners.
5. Having spoken with respondent no.2, I am satisfied that it would be in the interest of justice not to push the parties through a full dress trial.
6. Therefore, the petition is allowed and FIR No. 319/2024 of PS Malviya Nagar for offence under Section 498A/34 IPC as well as proceedings arising out of the same are quashed. Accompanying application also stands disposed of.
GIRISH KATHPALIA (JUDGE) JULY 22, 2026/as GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec4 5569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.07.22 19:16:29 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:22.07.2026 19:26:51 Signature Not Verified