Devender Singh & ORS v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 4722/2017 & Crl. M.A. nos. 18825-27/2017 DEVENDER SINGH & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. R.K. Mishra, Adv.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP with SI Kailash Kumar, P.S. Mangolpuri for respondent no. 1 Respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 17.11.2017 Respondent no. 2 Paramjeet Kaur is present in Court and has been identified by SI Kailash Kumar of police station Mangolpuri. Respondent no. 2 admits having settled the matter with petitioner no. 1 of her own free will, voluntarily and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. Respondent no. 2 submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 28th August, 2014 passed by the Family Court, North West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi.

Respondent no. 2 says that she has already received the entire settled amount of `3,00,000/- and she is not willing to pursue the FIR

any further against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 5 and the same may be quashed.

Keeping in mind the facts and circumstances as detailed above, more particularly, the fact that marriage of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, in the interest of justice, FIR No.316/2013 under Sections 498-A/406 IPC registered at Police Station Mangol Puri and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous applications are disposed of as infructuous. Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 r.bararia