Har Manpreet Singh & ORS v. The State & ANR

$~5 *

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 1204/2018 & Crl. M.A. no. 4418/2018 HAR MANPREET SINGH & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Charanjit Singh, Adv.

versus THE STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through Mr. M.S. Oberoi, APP with ASI Khushi Ram, P.S. Khyala Respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 15.03.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice. Respondent no.2 Ms. Parveen Kaur is present in Court and accepts notice. She has been identified by ASI Khushi Ram of police station Khyala.

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 10th January, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `50,000/- to the respondent no. 2, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled

amount of `2,00,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relative, that is, petitioner no. 2. Affidavit of respondent no. 2 is also on record. 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.577/2015 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Khyala 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.

MARCH 15, 2018 r.bararia