Gaurav Bathla & ORS. v. State & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2137/2016 GAURAV BATHLA & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. S.C. Singhal & Mr. M.K.

Dhingra, Advocates.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Ms.

Richa Kapoor, ASC and Mr.Ashish Negi & Ms.Seema Patnaha, Advocates along with SI Subhash Chandra & ASI Jai Chand, PS-Mukherjee Nagar, for the State.

Mr. Tarun Goomber & Mr.Gaurav Goswami, Advocates for respondent No.2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI

O R D E R

% 16.09.2016 The petitioners have filed the present petition seeking quashing of FIR No.1429/2014 registered on the complaint of the complainant under Sections 498A/ 406/ 323/ 34 IPC against the petitioners. The complainant is present in Court. She is identified by the Investigating Officer.

The petitioner No.1 and the respondent No.2 were married according to Hindu rites on 03.05.2014. Since disputes arose between the parties, they started living separately and respondent No.2 filed her complaint leading to registration of the aforesaid FIR at Police Station Mukherjee Nagar. The parties have arrived at a settlement on 08.04.2015 in Delhi High Court Mediation & Conciliation Centre, which has been placed on record. Under the settlement, out of the total settlement amount of Rs.17.50 Lakhs, the complainant has already received an amount of Rs.12.50 Lakhs. An amount of Rs.5 Lakhs has been tendered to her in Court today. The complainant states that she has not been subjected to any pressure or coercion and that she has entered the settlement out of her own free will. The complainant further states that she joins the prayer for quashing of the FIR in question.

Accordingly, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding further with the FIR in question and the proceedings emanating therefrom. The same are hereby quashed.

Dasti.

VIPIN SANGHI, J SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 B.S. Rohella