Harpeet Singh & ORS. v. State (N.C.T) Of Delhi & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 9845/2024 HARPEET SINGH & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Aman Panwar, Mr. Shivansh Saxena and Mr.

Anuj Sehrawat, Advocates versus STATE (N.C.T) OF DELHI & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with SI Vinay, PS Keshavpuram Advocate for R-2 with Respondent no. 2 in person (through VC)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 16.01.2025 CRL. M.A. 37745/2024

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 9845/2024 3.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No. 483/2022 under Sections 498/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Keshav Puram, New Delhi along with all other proceedings emanating therefrom on the ground that the parties have arrived at a settlement.

4.

Issue notice. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State accepts notice.

5.

The petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are present in Court and the respondent no. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

2 has joined through video conferencing. They have been identified by the I.O/SI Vinay, as well as, by their respective counsel. 6.

The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the parties was solemnized on 12.02.2019 as per the Sikh rites and customs. 7.

After one year of the marriage, some temperamental differences arose between the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 and subsequently the aforesaid FIR was registered against the petitioners on the complaint filed by the respondent no. 2. The parties do not have any child out of the wedlock. 8.

During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to mediation before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini Courts, Delhi, where the parties have arrived at a settlement, the terms whereof have been reduced into writing in the form of a Settlement Agreement dated 30.07.2022, a copy of which is annexed as Annexure P-3 to the present petition. 9.

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 14.05.2024, which is annexed as Annexure P-4 to the present petition.

10.

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

11.

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.

12.

It is, thus, in the interest of justice that the present FIR and all the other proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. 13.

Consequently, the petition is allowed and the FIR No. 483/2022 under The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Sections 498/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Keshav Puram, New Delhi alongwith all other proceedings emanating therefrom, is quashed. 14.

The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J JANUARY 16, 2025 'rs'

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