Ajay Gupta & ORS v. State Of Govt Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 790/2017 AJAY GUPTA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Ms. Hans Raj Singh, Adv.

versus STATE OF GOVT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Neelam Sharma, APP with ASI Ramesh Kumar, P.S. Swaroop Nagar for respondent no. 1 Respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 20.12.2017 Respondent no.2 Ms. Seema Gupta is present in Court and has been identified by ASI Ramesh Kumar of police station Swaroop 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. 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 7th September, 2017 passed by the Family Court, North District, Rohinit Courts, Delhi.

Respondent no. 2 submits that she has already received the entire settled amount of `2,50,000/-. She further submits that

she is not willing to pursue the FIR any further against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 and 3 and the same may be quashed.

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.64/2008 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Swaroop Nagar and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J.

DECEMBER 20, 2017 r.bararia