Sadhana Jain v. State Of NCT Of Delhi

$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 173/2018 SADHANA JAIN ..... Petitioner Through Petitioner with her counsel Mr.Anuj Kumar Pandey, Adv.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent Through Ms. Richa Kapoor, ASC for the State along with SI Dilip Singh.

Husband of the petitioner in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDERMEET KAUR

O R D E R

% 15.02.2018 W.P.(CRL) 173/2018 & Crl.M.A.No.1006/2018 Parties have been called in chamber. They have been queried. The prayer made in the petition has been answered. Learned counsel for the State under instructions from the Investigating Officer states that a separate FIR under Sections 498A/406 of the IPC shall be registered on the complaint of the petitioner which is yet pending before the CAW Cell as inquiry is not yet complete. The Investigating Officer shall ensure that after investigation is complete, the necessary steps for culmination of that investigation shall be taken expeditiously and preferably within an outer limit of six weeks from today.

This Court notes the information received from the learned counsel for the State (under instructions from the Investigating

Officer) that Sections 498-A/406 which were added to the FIR registered under Sections 376/354 of the IPC shall not be pressed as a separate FIR qua that offence shall be registered. Petition disposed of in the above terms.

INDERMEET KAUR, J FEBRUARY 15, 2018