Kapil & ORS v. State & ORS

$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + KAPIL & ORS ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Vishal Tiwari, Mr. Amit Tayal, Advs.

versus STATE & ORS ..... Respondent Represented by:

Mr. R.S. Kundu, ASC with Mr.

Ankit Kr. Gulia, with WASI Rekha PS Punjabi Bagh.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 30.01.2017 By the present petition the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 995/2015 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Punjabi Bagh, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR the four petitioners are the only accused and respondent No.2 the only complainant/ victim.

Respondent No. 2 is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners pursuant where to divorce by mutual consent has been granted between the petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2. In lieu of all her claims of maintenance, istridhan, alimony, etc., respondent No.2 is to receive a sum of ₹3,10,000/- out of which she has already received ₹2,60,000/- and the balance amount of ₹50,000/- has been received by her today in Court by way of pay order No. '624027' drawn on Punjab National Bank. She states that she does not wish to pursue the above-noted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

The petitioners who are present in Court and are identified by the learned counsel affirm the statement of respondent No.2 and state that they will abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

Consequently, FIR No. 995/2015 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Punjabi Bagh, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

The petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

JANUARY 30, 2017 'ga'