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JYOTI SINGH
Rohit Jindal – Appellant
Versus
State NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Jyoti Singh, J. (Oral)
CRL.M.A. 25865/2023 (exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application stands disposed of.
CRL.MA. 25866/2023 (exemption from personal appearance)
3. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed permitting the Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 to attend the hearing virtually through video conferencing.
4. Application stands disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 6920/2023
5. By this petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 831/2021 dated 25.12.2021, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, registered at PS Kalkaji, Delhi as well as all other consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, in view of the settlement arrived at between Petitioner No. 1/Mr. Rohit Jindal and Respondent No. 2/Ms. Harshita Khaitan. Petitioner No. 2 is the father of Petitioner No. 1, Petitioner No. 3 is the mother while Petitioner Nos. 4 and 5 are the brother and sister-in-law of Petitioner No. 1, respectively.
6. Marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 (hereinafter collectively referred to as `parties') was solemnized on 16.04.2016 as per Hindu rites and customs. No child is born out of the wedlock. Due to temperamental
The main legal principle established in the judgment is the court's discretion to quash criminal proceedings in cases of matrimonial disputes, emphasizing the need to encourage genuine settlements an....
The power of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings in cases of private nature and genuine settlements of matrimonial disputes.
The court emphasized the power to quash FIRs in matrimonial disputes when parties reach an amicable settlement, prioritizing justice and resolution over prosecution.
High Courts can quash FIRs in matrimonial disputes when parties amicably settle, as continuance would lead to abuse of judicial process and not serve the ends of justice.
The court held that in matrimonial disputes where parties have reached an amicable settlement, continuation of criminal proceedings is an abuse of process and not in the interest of justice.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's authority to quash criminal proceedings and FIR under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, especially when the parties have a....
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