Sumeet Singh Arora & ORS v. State & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2226/2017 SUMEET SINGH ARORA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. L.S. Thakur, Adv.

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

Mr. Amit Gupta, APP for State with SI Gajendra Singh, P.S CAW Malviya Nagar.

Mr. Anirudh K Mudgal, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 23.10.2017 Respondent no.2 is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Gajendra Singh of CAW Cell, Malviya Nagar. She submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi on 22nd March, 2016 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. She further submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 6th March, 2017 passed by the Family Court, South East District, Saket, New Delhi. In terms of the settlement, petitioner no.1 has paid `9 lacs to the respondent no.2 through a demand

draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no.2 submits that subject to encashment of this demand draft, entire settled amount shall stand paid.

She further submits that she is not willing to pursue the FIR any further and the same may be quashed, subject to encashment of aforesaid demand draft of `9 lacs. Keeping in mind that a settlement has been arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2, inasmuch as, their marriage has already been dissolved, in the interest of justice, FIR No. 158/2012 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at CAW, Nanakpura and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, subject to encashment of aforesaid demand draft of `9 lacs.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous applications are disposed of as infructuous.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

OCTOBER 23, 2017 ga