Kanwaljeet Singh & ANR v. State Of NCT, Delhi & ANR
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 915/2019 and Crl. M.A. no. 3644/2019 KANWALJEET SINGH & ORS.
..... Petitioners Through Ms. Rekha Sharma and Mr. S.P.
Sharma, Advs.
versus STATE OF NCT, DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP with ASI Subhash Chand, P.S. South Rohini Mr.
Ashish Goel, Adv.
with respondent no. 2
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. Priyanki is present in Court along with respondent no. 2 and accepts notice.
She has been identified by ASI Subhash Chand of police station South Rohini.
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 before the Counselling Cell, Family Court, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi on 16th March, 2018. 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 18th August, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi.
Petitioner no. 1 has paid `1,25,000/- to respondent no. 2, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `5,00,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR no. 157/2017 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station South Rohini 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. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous. Dasti.
A.K. PATHAK, J.
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