Veenjul Puri v. State Of NCT Delhi & ANR

$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + VEENJUL PURI ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Ramesh Gupta, Sr. Adv.

with Mr. Ajay P. Tushir, Adv.

versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR ..... Respondent Represented by:

Mr. Ankit Kr. Gulia, Adv. for Mr. R.S. Kundu, ASC with WSI Munesh PS Anand Vihar.

Mr. Vipin Gogia, Ms. Jaspreet Gogia, Advs. for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 17.03.2017 Amended memo of parties has been filed impleading all the accused as petitioners.

By the present petition the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 101/2015 under Sections 406/498A/377/34 IPC registered at PS Anand Vihar, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned proxy counsel for the learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR the seven petitioners are the only accused and respondent No.2 the only complainant victim.

Respondent No. 2 is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners pursuant whereto divorce by mutual consent has been granted between the petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2. In lieu of all her claims of maintenance, istridhan, alimony, etc., respondent No.2 is entitled to receive a sum of ₹65 lakhs out of which she has already received ₹50 lakhs and the balance amount of ₹15 lakhs has been received by her today in Court by way of demand draft No. '312377' drawn on Vijaya Bank. She states that she has now no claim whatsoever remaining against the petitioners and does not wish to pursue the above-noted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

Petitioners who are present in Court and are identified by the learned counsel affirm the statement of respondent No.2. 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. 101/2015 under Sections 406/498A/377/34 IPC registered at PS Anand Vihar, 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.

MARCH 17, 2017 'ga'