Harsh Kapoor & ANR v. State NCT Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 3120/2018, CRL MA 10961/2018 HARSH KAPOOR & ANR ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Akhilesh Singh, Adv versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP SI Ravi Kumar, PS Maundka

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 31.05.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no.1. Respondent no.2 Smt. Swati is also present in Court and accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Ravi Kumar of police station Mundka.

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 Mediation Centre, Rohini Courts, Delhi on 19th May, 2017. Her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 20th April, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, North District, Rohini Courts, New Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid `3,00,000/- to the respondent no. 2 today in Court vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that with this payment, entire settled amount of `7,00,000/- stands paid and she

has no objection in case FIR No.316/2016 under Sections 377/354/506/34 IPC registered at police station Mundka is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relative, that is, petitioner no.2. 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 31, 2018/sm