Prashant v. The State & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 2947/2017 PRASHANT ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Manish Srivastava, Adv. with petitioner in person.

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

Ms. Rajni Gupta, APP for State with SI Lalit Chauhan of police station Timarpur Mr. S.K. Sharma, Adv. for R-2 along with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 19.02.2018 Respondent no.2-Ms. Manorma Devi is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Lalit Chauhan of police station Timarpur. Respondent no.2 is mother-in-law of petitioner. Wife of petitioner has died due to shock, bronchopneumonia, sepsis leading to multi organ dysfunction dyndrome which is not an unnatural death. FIR No.48/2013 under Sections 498A IPC and Section 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 was registered at police station Timarpur on the complaint of respondent no.2. 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 vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 13th February, 2017. Petitioner has

already paid `25,000/- and gold jewellery to respondent no.2, in terms of Clause 7 of the MOU.

Respondent no.2 further says that terms of compromise have already been complied with, therefore, she has no objection in case FIR and the consequent proceedings are quashed. Keeping in view the settlement arrived at between the petitioner and respondent no.2 voluntarily, I am of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the criminal proceedings pending. Accordingly, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

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