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RAHUL GAUTAM & ORS. Vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Date of Decision: 19.08.2026
CNR No. DLHC010385762026
CRL.M.C. 6084/2026 & CRL.M.A. 25462/2026
RAHUL GAUTAM & ORS. .....Petitioners
Through: Mr. Vivek Vishal Gautam, Advocate
versus
STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the
State with IO/SI Mahesh Chand and
ASI Sanjay
CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA
J U D G M E N T (ORAL)
Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 136/2023 of PS Badarpur
for offence under Section 498A/406/34 IPC on the ground that the
complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with
the petitioners and now they are living together.
Learned APP for the State assisted by IO/SI Mahesh Chand accepts
notice and submits that State has no objection to this petition.
Respondent no. 2, present in Court and identified by the IO, also
CRL.M.C. 6084/2026
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I have spoken with respondent no. 2 in Hindi and it is stated by her
that now she has settled all her disputes with the petitioners. It is stated by
her that for past about 2½ years, she is living with the petitioners happily. It
is also stated by her that from her wedlock with petitioner no. 1, one son was
born earlier and now recently she has given birth to another son, both of
whom are living with her and the petitioners. The respondent no. 2
specifically submits that she does not wish to continue prosecution of the
petitioners because now they are living together.
Having spoken with respondent no. 2, I am satisfied that it would in
the interest of justice not to push them through full dress trial. Therefore, the
present petition and the accompanying application are allowed and
consequently, the FIR No. 136/2023 of PS Badarpur for offence under
Section 498A/406/34 IPC as well as proceedings arising out the same are
quashed.
Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA
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Date: 2026.08.19 17:09:29 +05:30
**AUGUST 19, 2026/**rs
GIRISH KATHPALIA
(JUDGE)
CRL.M.C. 6084/2026
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