Ajit @ Ajeet Choudhary & ORS v. State Of NCT Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 3276/2018 AJIT @ AJEET CHOUDHARY & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Adv.

versus STATE OF NCT DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Izhar Ahmad, APP with SI Nikhil Singh, P.S. New Ashok Nagar.

Respondent no.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 04.07.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no.1. Respondent no.2 is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Nikhil Singh of police station New Ashok Nagar. She 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 Counselling Cell, East District, Family Court, Vishwas Nagar, Delhi. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 9th November, 2017 by the Family Court, East District, Karkardooma Court, Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `4 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

she has received entire settled amount and she has no objection in case FIR No. 489/2016 under Sections 498A/406/354/34 IPC registered at police station New Ashok Nagar is quashed against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 3.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 voluntarily, in my view, no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping 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 applications are disposed of as infructuous.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

JULY 04, 2018 ga