Tarun Nogia & ORS v. The State(Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2530/2018 TARUN NOGIA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Lajpat Rai and Mr.

Manish Kumar, Advs.

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

Mr. Amit Chadha, APP with SI Vikas Mudgal, P.S Khyala.

Mr. Rajender Gupta, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 11.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no.1. Respondent no.2-Bhawna Kumari is also present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice.

She has been identified by SI Vikas Mudgal of police station Khyala.

Respondent no.2 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. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 22nd March, 2018 passed by the Family Court, Central District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `1.5 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 `4.5 lacs stands paid and she has no objection in case FIR No.744/2014 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Khyala and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 voluntarily, in my view, no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the criminal proceedings.

Accordingly, 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.

MAY 11, 2018 ga