Mr. Manmeet Purbey And ORS v. The State (N.C.T Of Delhi) And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 254/2019 MR. MANMEET PURBEY AND ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Rambir Sigh, Adv.

versus THE STATE (N.C.T OF DELHI) AND ANR ..... Respondents Through Mr. Raghuvinder Verma, APP with SI Satender, P.S. Ashok Vihar Mr. Amrendra Kumar, Adv. with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 18.01.2019 Notice.

Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1.

Respondent no.2-Ms. Niti Goel is present in Court along with her counsel and accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Satender of police station Ashok Vihar.

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, she further submits that her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 6th December, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, Central District, Tis Hazari

Courts, Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid `1,50,000/- to respondent no. 2, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `8,50,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR no.2/2018 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Ashok Vihar and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed against petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4. 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. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J.

JANUARY 18, 2019 r.bararia