Pankaj Anand & ORS v. State & ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 696/2019 PANKAJ ANAND & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Abhishek Kaushik, Ms. Neha Sharma and Mr.

Piyush Goel, Advocates with petitioners in persons versus STATE & ORS ..... Respondents Through Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for the State with ASI Vidya, PS Paschim Vihar, East Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, Advocate alongwith Mr.

Jasmeet Arora, respondent no.2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 07.02.2019 Respondent no. 2-Jasmeet Arora is present in Court along with her counsel and accepts notice. She has been identified by ASI Vidya of police station Paschim Vihar.

She submits that she has settled the matter with petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 7th April, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, North-West, Rohini Courts, New Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has

paid `5,00,000/- to respondent no. 2 vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. She submits that entire settled amount of `17,00,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR No.105/2017 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Paschim Vihar and the consequent proceedings emanating are quashed against petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 9.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 voluntarily, in my view, no fruitful purpose would be served to keep the criminal proceedings pending. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous.

A.K. PATHAK, J FEBRUARY 07, 2019/rr