Nikhil Gupta & ORS v. State & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2428/2016 and CRL.M.A. 12825/2016 NIKHIL GUPTA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Ravin Rao & Mr. Mohit Aggarwal, Advocates along with petitioners in person.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Megha Bahl, Advocate for Mr.Avi Singh, ASC along with SI Manoj Kumar, PS-Mukherjee Nagar, for the State.

Ms. Soumya Kumar, Advocate for and along with complainant in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI

O R D E R

% 05.09.2016 The petitioners have filed the present petition seeking quashing of FIR No.105/2014 registered on the complaint of the complainant under Sections 498A/ 406 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 14.05.2011. 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 10.12.2015 in the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Courts, which has been placed on record. Under the settlement, the complainant has already received an amount of Rs.35 Lakhs out of the total settlement amount of Rs.75 Lakhs. An amount of Rs.40 Lakhs has been paid to her in Court today by way of pay order. Copy of the pay order has been placed on record. 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 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 arising therefrom. The same are hereby quashed.

VIPIN SANGHI, J SEPTEMBER 05, 2016 B.S. Rohella