Mahesh Pal & ANR v. Satte (Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2480/2018 MAHESH PAL & ANR ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Kameshwar Pratap Singh and Mr.

Jagjit Singh, Advs.

versus SATTE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP with SI Sandeep, P.S. Begumpur Respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 10.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2 Ms. Sarita @ Payal is present in Court and accepts notice. Respondent no. 2 has been identified by SI Sandeep of police station Begumpur.

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 Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini Courts, Delhi on 25th October, 2016. 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 4th September, 2017 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 of `5,25,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his mother, that is, petitioner no. 2.

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.685/2014 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 registered at Police Station Begum Pur and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

MAY 10, 2018 r.bararia