Rohit Singhal & ORS v. The State & ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2167/2018 & Crl. M.A. no. 7724/2018 ROHIT SINGHAL & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through Mr. Suresh Kumar, Adv.

Versus

THE STATE & ORS.

..... Respondents Through Dr. M.P. Singh, APP with W/SI Vidya Rameet, P.S. Maurya Enclave Mr. R.P. Singh, Adv. with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 26.04.2018 Respondent no.2 Ms. Priyanka Bindal is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by W/SI Vidya Rameet of police station Maurya Enclave. Respondent no. 2 admits having settled the matter with petitioner no. 1 of her own free will, voluntarily and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before the Counselling Cell, Family Courts, North West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi on 23rd May, 2017. Respondent no. 2 submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 1st March, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, North West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid `1,00,000/- to the respondent no. 2, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 and 3.

Keeping in mind the facts and circumstances as detailed above, more particularly, the fact that marriage of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, in the interest of justice, FIR No.513/2016 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J.

APRIL 26, 2018 r.bararia