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ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA
Arjun Bhandari – Appellant
Versus
State NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, J. (Oral) - Petition under 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. 0028/2023 under Section 498A/377/406/34 IPC registered at P.S.: Greater Kailash, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.
2. Issue notice. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for respondent No. 2 alongwith respondent No. 2 in-person appear on advance notice and accept notice.
3. In brief, as per the case of the petitioner, marriage between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 was solemnized according to Hindu rites and ceremonies on 16.04.2022. Due to temperamental differences, respondent No. 2 and petitioner No. 1 could not live together and have been living separately since 21.05.2022. On complaint of respondent No. 2, after she returned back from U.K. to Delhi, present FIR was registered on 05.03.2023.
4. The matter is stated to have been amicably resolved between the parties in terms of settlement deed dated 23.05.2023. The marriage between petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 is stated to have been dissolved by way of mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marr
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 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 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 an FIR if 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 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 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 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 central legal point established in the judgment is the court's power to quash criminal proceedings or FIR in cases of amicable settlement, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, bas....
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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