Akshay Chanana & ORS v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 1210/2018 AKSHAY CHANANA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Chetan Sharma and Mr. Rajat Sharma, Advs.

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

Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with SI Amit Kumar, P.S. Anand Vihar.

Mr. H.P. Rao, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 29.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Smt. Suman Sharma is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Amit Kumar of police station Anand Vihar.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner no. 1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 11th January, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, Shahdara District, Karkardooma, Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `3 lacs to the respondent no. 2 today in Court, vide a demand draft,

photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `8.75 lacs stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR No. 130/2015 under Sections 498A/506/323/34 IPC registered at police station Anand Vihar is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 and 3. Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 voluntarily, in my view, no fruitful purpose would be served to keep the criminal proceedings pending. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

MAY 29, 2018 ga