Manish Chandnani & ORS. v. State & ANR.

$~60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1507/2019 MANISH CHANDNANI & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Bhawan Singh, Mr. Manish Kumar & Mr.

Arvind Aggarwal, Advocates versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Kamal Kumar Ghai, APP with SI Jagdish, PS:Bindapur, Delhi Mr. Alpha Phiris Dayal & Ms.

Hema Chandnani, Advocates for respondent No.2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 19.03.2019 CRL.M.A. 5976/2019 Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 1507/2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.617/2016, under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Bindapur, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

Petitioner Nos.1 and 3 and respondent No.2 as well as their respective counsel submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion.

3.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that she is living happily with the petitioners and has no complaint whatsoever against them, she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed.

4.

The Investigating Officer ('IO'), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioner Nos.1 and 3 as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified the settlement arrived at between the parties.

5.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is also of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No.617/2016, under Sections 498A/34 of the IPC, registered at P.S.: Bindapur, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed 6.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J MARCH 19, 2019 tp