Sandeep Chaudhary & ORS v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3366/2018 SANDEEP CHAUDHARY & ORS .... Petitioners Through Mr. Varun Kr. Garg and Mr.Pashupati Nath Rajdan, Advs.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR .... Respondents Through Mr.Amit Chadha, APP with IO in person R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 16.09.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.349/2016 dated 22.7.2016, under Sections 498A/406/377/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC') and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (DP Act), registered at P.S.: Anand Vihar, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom. 2.

The petitioners and their counsel as well as respondent No.2 submitted that the petitioners have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion before the Counselling Cell, Karkardooma, Shahdara, Delhi on 23.9.2017.

3.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that she is now living happily with the

petitioner No.1 along with their daughter for last two years and they have no complaint whatsoever against each other. Respondent No.2 further submitted that she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submitted that in the interest of justice and for the welfare of the parties, as well as taking into consideration the fact that the parties are now living happily, the FIR may be quashed. 4.

The Investigating Officer ('IO'), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified the settlement arrived at between the parties. 5.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No.349/2016 dated 22.7.2016, under Sections 498A/406/377/34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the DP Act, registered at P.S.: Anand Vihar, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 6.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J SEPTEMBER 16, 2019/rk