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ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA
Pawan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Govt. of NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, J. (Oral) - Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (`Cr.P.C.') has been preferred on behalf of the petitioners for quashing of FIR No. 0613/2022, under Sections 498A/34 IPC, registered at P.S.: Dwarka South, Delhi.
2. Issue notice. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for respondent No. 2 along with respondent No. 2 in person appear on advance notice and accept notice.
3. In brief, as per the case of the petitioners, marriage between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 was solemnized according to Hindu Rites and Ceremonies on 17.01.2022. No child was born out of the said wedlock. Due to temperamental differences between the parties, petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 started living separately since 18.04.2022. On complaint of respondent No. 2, present FIR was registered on 29.11.2022.
4. The matter is stated to have been amicably resolved between the parties in terms of settlement deed dated 12.01.2023. The marriage between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 has been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act as per decree
The court has the discretion to quash FIR and proceedings if the matter has been amicably settled between the parties, and keeping the case pending would serve no useful purpose and would be an abuse....
The court has the discretion to quash FIR based on amicable settlement between the parties to prevent abuse of the court process.
The court can quash an FIR if the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and no useful purpose would be served by keeping the case pending.
The court has the discretion to quash an FIR if the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and keeping the case pending would serve no useful purpose.
The court can quash an FIR and proceedings if the matter has been amicably settled between the parties, and keeping the case pending would serve no useful purpose.
The court has the power to quash FIRs under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure when the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and keeping the case pending would serve no use....
The court has the discretion to quash FIR and proceedings if the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and no useful purpose would be served by keeping the case pending.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that an amicable settlement between the parties, coupled with the absence of objection from the State, can be grounds for quashing an FIR.
The court has the discretion to quash FIRs in cases where the matter has been amicably settled between the parties, and keeping the case pending would serve no useful purpose.
The court has the discretion to quash an FIR and related proceedings based on an amicable settlement between the parties, where it deems that no useful purpose would be served by continuing with the ....
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