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DELHI HIGH COURT
SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Subash Chandra Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State (NCT of Delhi) – Respondent
The hearing has been conducted through video conferencing.
1. Vide this petition, quashing of FIR No. 327/2018, under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC, registered at police station Tilak Nagar, Delhi is sought by petitioners.
2. Notice.
3. Mr. Amit Chadha, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1/State accepts notice and he submits that respondent No.2 is present through video conferencing and she has been duly identified to be complainant of FIR in question by the Investigating Officer of this case, who is also present through video conferencing.
4. With the consent of both the sides, the present petition has been taken up for final hearing and disposal.
5. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that marriage between petitioner No.1 and respondent no.2 was solemnized on 16.09.2015 as per Hindu rites. However, due to different mindsets, temperaments and incompatibilities, they started living separately from 01.01.2018. Further submitted that the matrimonial dispute between petitioner No.1-husband and respondent No.2-wife stands amicably settled before Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in terms of Settlement dated 16.01.2020 and decree of
The court can quash an FIR under IPC sections concerning matrimonial disputes when parties reach an amicable settlement, rendering further prosecution purposeless.
Court quashed FIR due to amicable settlement of matrimonial disputes, indicating that continued legal proceedings served no purpose.
The court can quash an FIR if parties have amicably settled their dispute, thereby declaring no utility in continuing criminal proceedings.
A court can quash an FIR when a matrimonial dispute is amicably settled, demonstrating that continued proceedings are unnecessary.
Proceedings can be quashed when parties amicably resolve disputes post-FIR, emphasizing the significance of mutual settlement in matrimonial cases.
Amicable settlement in matrimonial disputes can lead to quashing of FIRs under IPC when no useful purpose would be served by ongoing proceedings.
Court can quash FIR under IPC when parties amicably settle their disputes, confirming resolution by mutual agreement.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the court may quash an FIR and consequent proceedings if the parties have amicably settled their dispute and complied with the terms of the....
An FIR can be quashed when the underlying matrimonial dispute has been amicably resolved between the parties, rendering further legal action unnecessary.
The amicable settlement of a matrimonial dispute through a Settlement Agreement and the grant of a decree of divorce can be grounds for quashing an FIR and consequent proceedings.
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