Amit Bhardwaj & ANR v. State & ANR

$~45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5158/2018 AMIT BHARDWAJ & ANR ` .... Petitioners Through Yatinder Sharma, Advocate with the petitioner in person versus STATE & ANR .... Respondents Through Mr. Raghuvindra Singh, APP with Ghanshyam Sethi, PS, Panjabi Bagh.

Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Adv for R-2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 29.07.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.512/2014, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

The petitioners and respondent No.2 as well as their respective counsel submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on 17.5.2017, in terms whereof petitioner No.1 had agreed to pay Rs.16,50,000/- to the respondent No.2. It is further submitted that

out of Rs.16,50,000/-, an amount of Rs.10,00,000/- has already been paid to respondent No.2. It is also submitted that the marriage between the petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 has been dissolved by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide a decree of divorce dated 6.8.2018. 3.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed in case the petitioners pay the balance amount of Rs.6,50,000/- to her, which is required to be paid as per the settlement arrived at between the parties.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have brought three demand drafts bearing No.202728 dated 23.7.2019 for an amount of Rs.1,00,000/-, No.202727, dated 23.7.2019 for an amount of Rs.50,000/- and No.202729 dated 23.7.2019 for an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- , which have been handed over to the respondent No.2 today in the Court. 5.

The Investigating Officer ('IO'), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified the settlement arrived at between the parties. 6.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances, the settlement arrived at between the parties and the dissolution of marriage, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No.512/2014, under Sections 498-A/406/34

of the IPC, registered at P.S.: Punjabi Bagh, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

7.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J JULY 29, 2019/rk