Nitin Manocha v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS

$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4408/2018 NITIN MANOCHA ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Shantanu Awasthi and Ms.

Shikhar Mittal, Advs.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Aashaa Tiwari, APP for State with ASI Badlu Ram, P.S. Janakpuri.

Ms. Usha Sharma, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 31.08.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Ms. Sweta Mehrotra is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice. Respondent no.2 has been identified by ASI Badlu Ram of police station Janakpuri.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with petitioner of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Dwarka Court, New Delhi on 25th February, 2017. Her marriage with petitioner has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 16th May, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, South-West District, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi.

Petitioner has paid `3 lacs 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 `8 lacs stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR No. 677/2016 under Sections 498A/406 IPC registered at police station Janak Puri is quashed. Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioner 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. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

AUGUST 31, 2018 ga