Naveen Kumar & ORS v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 644/2017 NAVEEN KUMAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sachin Chopra, Mr. Ankur Garg, Ms. Sougata Ganguly, Mr. Amit Jain and Ms. Sahiba Pantel, Advs.

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

Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with ASI Banwari Lal, P.S. Hari Nagar.

Respondent no.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 05.09.2017 It is submitted that petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 have settled their disputes before the Mediation Centre on 2nd March, 2016 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, therefore, FIR No. 141/13 under Section 498-A IPC registered at police station Hari Nagar on the complaint of respondent no.2 may be quashed.

Petitioner nos. 2 to 5 are relatives of petitioner no.1.

Respondent no.2 is present in Court and has been identified by ASI Banwari Lal of police station Hari Nagar. She admits having settled the matter with the petitioners of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. She further admits having received entire settled amount. She further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been

dissolved by a decree of divorce passed by the Family Court, West District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi on 11th November, 2016.

Keeping in mind the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 has already been dissolved and respondent no.2 has received entire settled amount and is not interested in pursuing the FIR, in the interest of justice, FIR No. 141/13 under Section 498-A IPC registered at police station Hari Nagar and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous applications are disposed of as infructuous.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 ga