Sachin Arora & ORS v. The State & ANR

$~19 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2192/2018 SACHIN ARORA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Shailender Dahiya, Advocate versus THE STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuvinder Verma, APP

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 13.09.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.03/09, under Sections 498-A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Rajouri Garden, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom. 2.

The petitioners and their counsel as well as respondent No.2 submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion, which is evident from the statements of the parties recorded by the Principal Judge, Family Courts(West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on 6.1.2018. It is also submitted that the marriage between the petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 has been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide a decree of divorce dated 31.1.2018.

3.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court with her father, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that since nothing is due and payable to her from the petitioners and the matter stands settled, she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed.

4.

The Investigating Officer ('IO'), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified the settlement arrived at between the parties. 5.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances, the settlement arrived at between the parties and the dissolution of marriage, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No. 03/09, under Sections 498-A/34 of the IPC, registered at P.S.: Rajouri Garden, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

6.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 tp