Dilip Thakur & ORS v. State & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 4993/2018, CRL MA 33249/2018 DILIP THAKUR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Ms. Sakshi Arora, Adv versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through Mr. Rajat Katyal, APP for State ASI Rajbir Singh, PS Vijay Vihar R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 09.10.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Ranju Devi is present in Court and accepts notice. She has been identified by ASI Rajbir Singh of police station Vijay Vihar.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Courts, Delhi on 23/12/2014. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 26/04/2017 passed by the Family Courts, North-West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi.

She further submits that she has already received entire settled amount of ₹6 lacs from petitioner no. 1 and has no objection in case FIR No.278/2014 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Vijay Vihar and the consequent

proceedings are quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos.2 to 4.

Affidavit of respondent no.2 to this effect, is on record.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between petitioner no.1 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 OCTOBER 09, 2018 sm