Ravinder Vishwakarma & ORS. v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2821/2018 RAVINDER VISHWAKARMA & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ashutosh Verma, Adv.

versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. M.S. Oberoi, APP for State with SI Rajat Malik, P.S. BHD Nagar.

Respondent no.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 23.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no.1. Respondent no.2-Smt. Sarojini is also present in Court and accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Rajat Malik of police station Baba Haridass Nagar. 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 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi on 24th July, 2015. Her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 20th December, 2017 passed by the Family Courts, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `50,000/- to the respondent no. 2 today in Court vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent

no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `2.5 lacs stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR No. 66/2011 under Sections 498A/406 IPC registered at police station Baba Haridass Nagar is 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 to keep the criminal proceedings pending. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

MAY 23, 2018 ga