Chander Shekhar & ORS v. State (Govt.Of NCT Of Delhi)& ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 1055/2018 CHANDER SHEKHAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Anurag Baliyan, Adv.

versus STATE (GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with SI Ashwani Kumar, PS. Jyoti Nagar for respondent no. 1 Mr.

Vikas Kumar, Adv.

with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 28.02.2018 Respondent no.2 Ms. Urmila is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Ashwani Kumar of police station Jyoti Nagar. 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 before the Counselling Cell, Family Courts, Shahdara District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi on 2nd July, 2016. 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 15th July, 2017 passed by the Family Courts, Shahdara East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid `1,50,000/- to the respondent no. 2, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `4,50,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 6. 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.524/2015 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC and Sections 4/5 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 registered at Police Station Jyoti Nagar, which is at the investigation stage, is quashed. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J.

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