Piyush Narang & ORS. v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 2919/2018 PIYUSH NARANG & ORS.
..... Petitioners Through:
Mr. Siddharth Khattar, Adv.
versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
..... Respondents Through:
Ms. Kusum Dhalla, APP for State with ASI Rajender Singh, P.S. Tilak Nagar.
Mr.
Satinder Singh Mathur, Ms.
Swaty Singh Malik and Ms. Yaashvi, Advs. for R-2 along with R-2 in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK
O R D E R
% 25.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Ms. Neha Gujral is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice. She has been identified by ASI Rajender Singh of police station Tilak Nagar.
Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with petitioner no. 1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion vide Settlement Agreement dated 28th November, 2017. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 14th May, 2018 passed by the Family
Courts, West District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `65 lacs to the respondent no. 2 vide three demand drafts, photocopy whereof have been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `1.25 crores stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR No. 98/2016 under Sections 498A/406/354/506/34 IPC registered at police station Tilak 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. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous.
Dasti.
A.K. PATHAK, J.
MAY 25, 2018 ga