Dinesh Kumar & ORS v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 556/2018 DINESH KUMAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. S.K. Bhardwaj, Adv.

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

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with SI Ravindra Kumar, P.S. Mandawali.

Mr. Baljit Kumar, Adv. for R-2 along with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 02.02.2018 Respondent no.2-Urmila is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Ravindra Kumar of police station Mandawali. She submits that her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent passed by the Additional District Judge, Karkardooma Court on 14th July, 2004. She further submits that subject matter, involved in the present FIR, has been settled subsequently before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi on 8th February, 2013. She submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. She has no objection in case the FIR is quashed against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4.

Keeping in mind that a settlement has been arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 voluntarily, in the interest of justice, FIR No. 178/2001 under Sections 498A/406 IPC registered at police station Mandawali and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

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