Deepak Kumar & ORS v. State/NCT Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2538/2017 DEEPAK KUMAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Anil Goel, Adv. with petitioners in person versus STATE/NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through Mr. G.M. Farooqui, APP with SI Arun Kumar, P.S.

Begumpur for respondent no. 1 Mr. B.P. Singh, Adv. with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 06.12.2017 Notice could not be issued to the respondent no. 2 as process fee was not filed.

However, respondent no. 2 is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Arun Kumar of Police Station Begumpur.

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, Rohini Courts, Delhi on 3rd August, 2016. 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 25th March, 2017 passed by the Family Court, North-West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi. Respondent no. 2 says that she has received the entire settled amount. She submits that she is not willing to pursue the FIR any further against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 7 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.923/2015 under Sections 498-A/406 IPC registered at Police Station Begum Pur and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

DECEMBER 06, 2017 r.bararia