Arun Joon & ORS. v. Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 967/2018 & Crl. M.A. no. 3564/2018 ARUN JOON & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through Mr. Kartickay Mathur, Adv.

versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

..... Respondents Through Dr.

M.P.

Singh, APP with SI Karamveer Singh, P.S. Narela for respondent no. 1 Mr.

Anuj Tyagi, Adv.

with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 26.02.2018 Respondent no.2 Ms. Sangeeta is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Karamveer Singh of police station Narela. 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 Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini Courts, Delhi on 12th May, 2017. Respondent no. 2 submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `4,00,000/- to the respondent no. 2 in Court, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that

entire settled amount of `10,00,000/- 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 no. 2 and 3.

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, in the interest of justice, FIR No.455/2013 under Sections 498-A/406 IPC registered at Police Station Narela and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous. Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018 r.bararia