Manoj Juneja & ORS v. The State & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 82/2019 and Crl. M.A. no. 388/2019 MANOJ JUNEJA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. T.R. Arora, Adv.

versus THE STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through Mr. Raghuvinder Verma, APP with ASI Subhash Chand, P.S.

Geeta Colony Mr.

Hitender Kapur, Adv.

with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 10.01.2019 Notice.

Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1.

Respondent no. 2 Ms. Shama is present in Court along with her counsel and accepts notice. She has been identified by ASI Subhash Chand of police station Geeta Colony.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner no. 1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. Respondent no. 2 submits that her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated

5th November, passed by the Family Courts, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid `6,60,000/- to respondent no. 2, vide five demand drafts, photocopies whereof have been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `20,00,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR no.929/2014 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act registered at Police Station Geeta Colony and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed against petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 7. Affidavit of respondent no. 2 is also on record.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioners 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. Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

JANUARY 10, 2019 r.bararia