High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./3215/2018

Ajay Soni & ORS v. The State & ANR

2018-07-02Hon'Ble Mr. Justice A.K. Pathak2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 3215/2018 AJAY SONI & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr.Ankit Dixit & Ms. Latika Chaudhary, Advs.

versus THE STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Aashaa Tiwari, APP SI Ajay Kumar PS Bawana.

Ms. Neetu Bagri, Adv. for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 02.07.2018 Crl. M.A.11287/2018 (exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Application is disposed of.

Crl.M.C. No.3215/2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no.1. Respondent no.2 Ms. Sonia is also present in Court and accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Ajay Kumar of police station Bawana. 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 vide MOU dated 22nd November, 2017. Her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 05th April, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, Rohini, 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 `2,50,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR No.388/2016 under Sections 498A/406/323/34 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act,1961 registered at police station Bawana is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 5. 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 as parties have already decided to part ways. 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 JULY 02, 2018 ab