Aarul Jain & ANR. v. State Govt. Of NCT Delhi & ANR.

$~116 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4397/2022 & CRL.M.A. 17948/2022 AARUL JAIN & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sachin Kaushik (D/2910/2021), Advocate for P-1 and 2.

versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP for the State.

SI Sunita, ASI Udaibir, PS Shahdara

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 25.07.2024 1.

The present petition has been filed for quashing FIR No.51/2019 dated 06.03.2019, registered at Police Station Dwarka North for offences under Section 498A, 406, 34 IPC on the ground that the parties have amicably settled their disputes. The present proceedings arise out of a matrimonial dispute. Petitioners No.1 & 2 are husband and wife and Respondent No.2/Complainant is the sister-in-law of the Petitioners herein. 2.

It is pertinent to mention that the FIR qua the main accused, that is, the Husband and the Mother-in-law of the Respondent No.2, has already been quashed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Order dated 05.10.2023 in CRL. M. C. 7216/2023. It is stated that the Petitioners herein were not named in the FIR and they have been arrayed as co-accused in the charge-sheet.

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The principal ground on which the present petition has been filed is that the parties have amicably resolved their disputes by a settlement 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 02/07/2025 at 08:31:18

agreement dated 26.07.2022, entered into between the parties before the Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts. The marriage between the Respondent No.2 and the brother of the Petitioner No.1 herein already stands dissolved and the FIR qua him has also been quashed by this Court. 4.

The Petitioners and Respondent No.2/Complainant are present in Court today. The parties have been identified by their respective Counsels and the Investigating Officer. Respondent No.2/Complainant has also filed an affidavit affirming the fact that all the disputes with the Petitioners have been amicably settled. She states that she has settled all her disputes with the Petitioners out of her own free will, without pressure, coercion or undue influence.

5.

Considering the fact that the dispute arises out of a matrimonial dispute and the parties have amicably settled their disputes, the present case is squarely covered under the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose will be served in continuing with the present proceedings. Resultantly, FIR No.51/2019 dated 06.03.2019, registered at Police Station Dwarka North for offences under Section 498A, 406, 34 IPC and the proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. The parties shall remain bound by the terms of the settlement and the undertaking given to the Court.

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The petition stands disposed of with the above observations along with pending application(s), if any.

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J JULY 25, 2024/Rahul 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 02/07/2025 at 08:31:18