Deepankar Chawla & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5586/2024 & CRL. MA 21306/2024 DEEPANKAR CHAWLA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Simran Jot Singh, Advocate with petitioners in person.

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

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Lovelee PS Moti Nagar, Delhi (M:8882657388).

Mr. Gaurav Arora, Advocate for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI % 23.07.2024

O R D E R

1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. on behalf of the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No. 98/2021 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Moti Nagar, 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. 3.

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, learned APP for the State, submits that in the present case petitioners are the only accused persons and respondent No. 2 is the complainant. He further states that the charge-sheet has been filed. 4.

Learned counsels for the parties submit that after ironing out their differences, the parties have settled their disputes and are happily living together since 2021.

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5.

Petitioners and respondent No.2, who are present in the Court, have been identified by their counsel as well as by the IO/ SI Lovelee PS Moti Nagar, Delhi.

6.

Respondent No. 2 states that she has been happily living with her husband i.e., petitioner No.1 since 2021 and as of now she has no complaint against her husband. She further states that she is giving this statement out of her own free will, volition and without any coercion. She also states that she has no objection if the present FIR and the consequent proceedings are quashed.

7.

Learned counsels for the parties submit that no other proceedings are pending between the parties.

8.

The parties shall remain bound by the statements and undertaking 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 along with pending application.

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