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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./5222/2024

Vikas Yadav & ORS. v. State NCT Of Delhi And ANR

2024-07-10Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Subramonium Prasad2 pages

$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5222/2024 VIKAS YADAV & ORS ......Petitioners Through:

Mr. Deepanshu Baisla, Advocate with Petitioners-in-person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State SI Anita Meena, PS Ashok Vihar Mr. Abhishek Khari, Advocate for R-2 with Complainant-in-person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 10.07.2024 CRL.M.A. 19910/2024 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

CRL.M.C. 5222/2024 1.

The present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) has been filed for quashing FIR No.202/2022 dated 12.02.2022 registered at Police Station Ashok Vihar for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 of IPC. The present FIR is the outcome of a matrimonial dispute between the parties. 2.

It is stated that the parties have resolved their disputes by way of a Settlement Agreement dated 08.10.2023. It is stated by Respondent No.2 that she does not have any objection if the present FIR against the Petitioners is quashed. As per the Settlement Agreement dated 08.10.2023, the Petitioner No.1 has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- to Respondent No.2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims in the following 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 09:58:32

manner:

a) A sum of Rs.3,00,000/- was to be paid at the time of joint statement in the First Motion.

b) A sum of Rs.3,00,000/- was to be paid at the time of joint statement in the Second motion.

3.

The Petitioners and Respondent No.2/Complainant are present in Court today. The parties have been identified by their Counsels and the Investigating Officer. Respondent No.2 states that she has received the entire amount and settled all her disputes with the Petitioners out of her own free will, without pressure, coercion or undue influence. The parties undertake that they will remain bound by the terms of the settlement arrived at between them and the proceedings recorded before this Court 4.

In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties and also in view of the fact that the instant case is squarely covered by the law laid down by the Apex Court in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served in continuing with the present proceedings. Resultantly, the FIR No.202/2022 dated 12.02.2022 registered at Police Station Ashok Vihar for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 of IPC and the proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.

5.

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

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J JULY 10, 2024 hsk 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 09:58:32