Naveen Kumar & ORS v. State & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 1059/2019 NAVEEN KUMAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Ms. Heena Sharma and Mr. Sonal Jain, Advs.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuvinder Varma, APP for State with SI Amit Kumar, P.S.

Kalyanpuri.

Mr. R.S. Rai, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 25.02.2019 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Ms. Pooja is present in Court and has been identified by SI Amit Kumar of police station Kalyanpuri.

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 Delhi High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre on 08.01.2018. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 22.10.2018 passed by the Family Court, East District, Karkardooma Court, Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `2.50 lacs to respondent no.2 today in Court by way of a demand draft,

photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that with this payment entire settled amount of `8 lacs stands paid and she has no objection in case FIR No. 268/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Kalyanpuri and the consequent proceedings are quashed against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 6.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between petitioner no.1 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 the 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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