Ritesh Malik & ORS. v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR.

56# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + RITESH MALIK & ORS.

..... Petitioners Represented by:

Mr. Ramnath, Advocate with petitioners in person.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

..... Respondents Represented by:

Mr. Sanjay Lao, Additional Standing Counsel for State with SI Davender, PS Dabri.

Mr. Rajneesh K. Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 20.04.2018 Crl. M.A. No. 7239/2018 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

By the present petition the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 1410/2015 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Dabri, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions from the Investigating Officer submits that in the above noted FIR the seven petitioners are the only accused and the respondent No.2 is the only

complainant/victim.

Respondent No.2 who is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel and Investigating Officer states that she has settled the matter with the Petitioners before the Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts on 3rd March, 2017, copy whereof is annexed as Annexure-D of the paper book. In terms of the settlement marriage between the Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.2/complainant has been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent. As full and final settlement of all the claims, that is, maintenance, streedhan and alimony etc. of the Respondent No. 2, the Petitioner No.1 has to pay a sum of Rs.4.50 lakhs to respondent No.2 out of which she has already received a sum of Rs.3 lakhs and the balance amount of Rs.1.50 lakhs has been received by her today in Court vide Demand Draft No. 530218 drawn on Syndicate Bank, Indira Park, New Delhi. She further states that she has no claim whatsoever remaining against the petitioners. In terms of the settlement she does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto and will abide by the terms of settlement.

Petitioners who are present in Court and are identified by the learned counsel affirm the statement of respondent No.2 and undertake to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties before the Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts.

In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, it would be in the

interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

Consequently, FIR No. 1410/2015 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Dabri, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

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