Surinder Pal Singh & ORS. v. State & ANR.

$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3761/2019 SURINDER PAL SINGH & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.Dimple Vivek, Adv with petitioners in person versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr.Ashok Kumar Garg, APP for State.

Mr.Atul Ahlawat, Adv. for R2.

SI Vinod Kumar, PS Tilak Nagar.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 21.10.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.69/2013, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 („IPC‟), registered at P.S.: Tilak Nagar, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

The petitioners 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 vide settlement agreement dated 12.07.2019, in terms whereof petitioner No.1 had agreed to pay Rs.5,00,000/- to the respondent No.2. It is also submitted that the marriage between the petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 has been dissolved by mutual consent on 31.05.2018 under Section 13(1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

3.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court along with her father, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed in case the petitioners pay the amount of Rs.5,00,000/- to her, which is required to be paid as per the settlement arrived at between the parties. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have brought a demand draft bearing No.113668, dated 19.10.2019, drawn on Citi Bank, for an amount of Rs.5,00,000/-, which has been handed over to the respondent No.2 today in the Court.

5.

The Investigating Officer („IO‟), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified the settlement arrived at between the parties. 6.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances, the settlement arrived at between the parties and the dissolution of marriage, this Court is 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.69/2013, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 („IPC‟), registered at P.S.: Tilak Nagar, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 7.

The petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J.

OCTOBER 21, 2019 neelam