Ravi & ORS v. The State ( Govt Of NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 675/2019 and Crl. M.A. no. 2765/2019 RAVI & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Randhir Kumar, Adv.

versus THE STATE(GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.. Respondents Through Mr. Raghuvinder Verma, APP with ASI Gurmail Singh, P.S. Mangol Puri Mr.

Kamal Pandit, Adv.

with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 06.02.2019 Notice.

Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1.

Respondent no.2 Ms. Madhu is present in Court along with her counsel and accepts notice.

She has been identified by ASI Gurmail Singh of police station Mangol Puri.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with petitioner no. 1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion.

Respondent no. 2 further submits that her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 29th November, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, North

District, Rohini Courts, Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid `75,000/- to respondent no. 2, vide three demand drafts, photocopies whereof have been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `1,25,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR no. 1198/2015 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 registered at Police Station Mangol Puri and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed against petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4. Affidavit of respondent no. 2 to this effect is 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.

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