Manoj And Others v. State (NCT Of Delhi) And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2964/2018 MANOJ AND OTHERS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Bhupinder Mehtani, Ms. Kritika Mehtani and Mr.

Vineet Kumar Tuteja, Advs.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER ..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with SI Devender, P.S. Dabri.

Mr. Ashok Yadav and Ms. Veena Sharma, Advs. for R-2 along with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 28.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Ms. Poonam is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Devender of police station Dabri. 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 27th April, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, South-West District, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `2.15 lacs 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 `10.15 lacs stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR No. 464/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Dabri 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 28, 2018 ga