Jitender Chhabra & ANR v. State(NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2134/2017 JITENDER CHHABRA & ANR ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Jayant Pawar, Adv.

versus STATE(NCT OF DELHI) & ANR .... Respondents Through Mr. G.M. Farooqui, APP for the State Respondent no. 2 in person along with counsel (attendance slip not given)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 05.12.2017 Respondent no. 2 Ms. Reeta Chhabra @ Ahuja is present in Court along with her counsel. Respondent no. 2 admits having settled the matter with petitioner no. 1 of her own free will, voluntarily and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi on 19th November, 2015. Respondent no. 2 submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 18th February, 2017 passed by the Family Court, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid `50,000/- to the respondent no. 2 by a demand draft towards balance settled

amount, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that she has received the entire settled amount of `2,50,000/- with this payment. She submits that she is not willing to pursue the FIR any further against the petitioner no. 1 and his relative, that is, petitioner no. 2 and the same may be quashed.

Keeping in mind the facts and circumstances as detailed above, more particularly, the fact that marriage of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, in the interest of justice, FIR No.348/2006 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Civil Lines and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

DECEMBER 05, 2017 r.bararia