Jitender Kumar & ORS v. State & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 4114/2018 JITENDER KUMAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vivek Kr. Verma, Adv.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Izhar Ahmad, APP for State with SI Yogendra Kumar, P.S.

Palam Village.

Respondent no. 2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 16.08.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Ms.

Manisha-respondent no.2 is present in Court and has been identified by SI Yogendra Kumar of police station Palam Village. Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Dwarka Court, New Delhi on 16th April, 2018.

Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 5th June, 2018 passed by the Family Court, Dwarka Court, New Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `25,000/- to the respondent no.2 in Court today towards the balance

settled amount vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no.2 submits that with this payment entire settled amount of `2.25 lacs stands paid and she has no objection in case FIR No. 207/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Palam Village and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are 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. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

AUGUST 16, 2018 ga