Sonu Singh Alias Sunny Singh And ORS v. State Through Sho Ps Inderpuri And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 9808/2024 SONU SINGH ALIAS SUNNY SINGH & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Rishikant Mishra and Mr.

Nishant Singh, Advocates.

versus STATE THROUGH SHO PS INDERPURI AND ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP for the State with SI Vikas, PS Inderpuri Mr.

Raajan Aggarwal and Mr.

Himanshu, Advocates for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 13.12.2024 CRL.M.A. 37595/2024 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 9808/2024 3.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No. 166/2018 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Inderpuri, Delhi and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

4.

Issue notice. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no.2 as well as learned APP for the State accept notice. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

5.

The learned APP submits that since the FIR is an outcome of a matrimonial dispute and the parties have arrived at a settlement, the State has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. 6.

The petitioner no.1 (former husband) and the petitioner nos.2 to 4, who are close relatives of petitioner no.1, as well as, respondent no. 2 (former wife) are present in the court and they have been identified by their counsel and by the Investigating Officer, SI Vikas, PS Inderpuri. 7.

The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 was solemnized on 11.07.2011 and no child was born out of the said wedlock.

8.

On account of temperamental issues certain disputes arose between the parties and they started living separately w.e.f. June 2018. The disputes between the parties also led to the registration of present FIR. 9.

During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to Delhi Mediation Centre, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, where they arrived at a settlement, terms whereof have been reduced in writing in the form of Settlement dated 15.02.2024, which is annexed as Annexure-C to the present petition.

10.

In terms of the said settlement, the parties decided to dissolve their marriage by filing a petition for divorce by way of mutual consent. Accordingly, the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 have obtained a decree of divorce dated 07.08.2024, a copy of which has been annexed as Annexure-D to the present petition.

11.

It is also a term of the settlement that the petitioner no.1 shall pay a total sum of Rs.3,50,000/- to the respondent no.2 towards full and final settlement of all her claims on account of streedhan, permanent alimony, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

dowry articles, maintenance (past, present and future) etc. 12.

Out of the said amount, a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- has already been paid in the manner as mentioned in the settlement. The remaining amount of Rs.1,50,000/- is paid to the respondent no.2 today in the court by the petitioner no.1 by way of Demand Draft bearing No.127820 dated 20.09.2024. The receipt of aforesaid DD of Rs.1,50,000/- is acknowledged by the respondent no.2, who is present in court. 13.

On a query posed by the Court, the respondent no.2 states that she has no objection in case the FIR is quashed.

14.

In view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement, no useful purpose will be served in continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them.

15.

It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. 16.

Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No. 166/2018 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Inderpuri, Delhi, alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed. 17.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. 18.

Order be uploaded on the website of this court. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J DECEMBER 13, 2024/sc The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.