Sohail Masood Shaikh & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~35 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4534/2024 SOHAIL MASOOD SHAIKH & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Dheeraj Kumar, Advocate with petitioners in peson.

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

Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for State with ASI Padam Singh PS Madhu Vihar, Delhi.

Mr.

Rajan Sharma, Mr.

Tapan Sharma and Ms. Karuna Kaushik, Advocates for respondent no.2 with respondent no.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI

O R D E R

% 30.09.2024 1.

The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No. 553/2022 registered under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Madhu Vihar, Delhi on the ground that the parties have amicably settled their disputes.

2.

The present FIR is an outcome of a matrimonial dispute between the complainant/respondent No.2 (wife) and petitioners wherein, petitioner No.1 is the husband and petitioner Nos.2 to 5 are father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law of respondent No.2/complainant respectively.

3.

Mr. Shoaib Haider, learned APP for the State submits that in the present case petitioners are the only accused persons and respondent No. 2 is the complainant/victim.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/10/2024 at 11:44:59

settled their disputes vide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 27.05.2024. In terms of the settlement, the parties have agreed that they had already parted their ways by taking divorce/talak as per Muslim Personal Law. It was agreed that a sum of Rs.2,50,000/- as full and final settlement shall be paid by petitioner No.1 to respondent No. 2 towards her claims qua maintenance, mehar amount, iddat expenses, permanent alimony, etc. It is further submitted that all payments have already been made. 5.

Petitioners and respondent No.2, who are present in Court, have been identified by their respective counsels as well as by the I.O./ ASI Padam Singh P.S. Madhu Vihar, Delhi.

6.

Respondent No.2 states that she has settled her disputes with petitioner No.1 out of her own free will, volition and without any coercion. She also acknowledges the receipt of entire settled amount and submits that she has no objection in case the FIR is quashed against the petitioners. 7.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that no other proceedings are pending between the parties.

8.

The parties shall remain bound by the statements made in Court today.

9.

In view of the above facts and since no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the present criminal proceedings, it is directed that the aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed.

10.

With the above directions, the petition is disposed of. MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J SEPTEMBER 30, 2024/rd The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/10/2024 at 11:44:59