Anurag Kaushik & ORS. v. The State Nce Of Delhi & ANR.

$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2214/2024&CRL.M.A. 8574/2024 ANURAG KAUSHIK & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.M.N.

Kural, Advocate with petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE NCE OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Balwant Singh PS CWC Nanakpura, New Delhi.

Mr. Suman Bagga and Mr. Pankaj, Advocates for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI

O R D E R

% 06.05.2024 1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. on behalf of the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No. 75/2018 registered under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Crime (Women Cell) Nanakpura, New Delhi on the ground that the parties have amicably settled their disputes.

2.

The present FIR is an outcome of a matrimonial dispute between the complainant/respondent No. 2 (wife) and petitioner No. 1 (husband) and petitioner Nos. 2 to 4 are mother-in-law, sisters-in-law and brother-in-law of the complainant.

3.

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, learned APP for the State submits that in the present case petitioners are the only accused persons and respondent No. 2 is the complainant/victim.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have settled their disputes before Samadhan Delhi High Court Mediation & The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/05/2024 at 11:43:57

Conciliation Centre on 29.05.2019. In terms of the settlement, the parties have already been granted divorce by mutual consent vide divorce decree dated 29.11.2019 passed by the Family Court, Saket, New Delhi in HMA No. 1799/2019. It is submitted that all payments have been made by petitioner No. 1 to respondent No. 2 towards her claims qua maintenance, stridhan, alimony, etc.

5.

Petitioners and respondent No.2, who are present in Court, have been identified by their counsel as well as by I.O./SI Balwant Singh PS CWC Nanakpura, New Delhi.

6.

Respondent No. 2 states that she has settled her disputes with petitioner No.1 of her own free will, volition and without any coercion. She also acknowledges the receipt of entire settled amount and submits that she has no objection in case the FIR is quashed against the petitioners. 7.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that no other proceedings are pending between the parties.

8.

The parties shall remain bound by the statements and undertaking made in Court today.

9.

In view of the above facts and since no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the present criminal proceedings, it is directed that the aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed.

10.

With the above directions, the petition is disposed of alongwith miscellaneous applications.

MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J MAY 6, 2024/rd The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/05/2024 at 11:43:57