Praveen Kaushik & ORS v. The State & ANR(NCT Of Delhi)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2084/2018 PRAVEEN KAUSHIK & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. A. Shingal, Adv. with petitioner no.1 in person.

versus THE STATE & ANR(NCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through:

Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with SI Manish, P.S. Mangol Puri.

Mr. Basant Kr. Gautam, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 23.04.2018 Respondent no.2-Smt. Pooja is present in Court and has been identified by SI Manish of police station Mangol Puri. She submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. She further submits that her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 12th February, 2018 passed by the Family Court, North West District, Rohini Court, New Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `2.50 lacs to the respondent no.2 today in Court vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record.

Respondent no.2 submits that with this payment entire settled amount of `8.50 lacs stands paid and

she has no objection in case FIR No. 474/2011 under Sections 498/406 IPC registered at police station Mangol Puri is quashed against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, respondent nos. 2 to 4. Keeping in mind that marriage between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent and respondent no.2 has no objection in quashing of the FIR, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

APRIL 23, 2018 ga