Sh. Sanjay Sehrawat & ORS. v. State & ANR
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 887/2019 SH. SANJAY SEHRAWAT & ORS.
..... Petitioners Through Mr. Manjul Dahiya and Mr. Lalit Kumar, Advs.
versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP with SI Sandeep Kumar, P.S. Narela Mr.
Jai Khanduria, Adv.
with respondent no. 2 in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK
O R D E R
% 18.02.2019 Notice.
Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1.
Respondent no.2 Ms. Ruchi Khatri is present in Court along with her counsel and accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Sandeep Kumar of police station Narela.
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, vide a Memorandum of Understanding dated 26th October, 2017. 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 4th October, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, North District, Family Court, Rohini, Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `4,00,000/- to respondent no. 2, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `12,00,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR no. 457/2016 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Narela and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed against petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 5. Affidavit of respondent no. 2 to this effect 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.
Dasti.
A.K. PATHAK, J.
FEBRUARY 18, 2019 r.bararia