Satish Rawat & ORS v. The State ( Govt NCT Of Delhi) & ANR
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 5537/2018, CRL MA 35356/2018 SATISH RAWAT & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Naved Khan & Mr. Sumit Lingwal, Advs versus THE STATE ( GOVT NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondents Through Mr. Izhar Ahmad, APP for State.
SI Sandeep Kumar, PS Ambedkar Nagar Mr. Prabhu Dayal, Adv for R-2 with R-2 in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK
O R D E R
% 31.10.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of respondent no.1. Respondent No.2-Ms. Priya Gautam is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice. She has been identified by SI Sandeep Kumar of police station Ambedkar Nagar. 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 the Delhi Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi on 12th January, 2018. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 28th August, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, South District, Saket Courts, New Delhi.
Petitioner has paid ₹3,50,000/- by way of demand draft, photocopy of which has been placed on record. Respondent No. 2 says that with this payment, entire settled amount of ₹ 6 lakhs stands paid and she has no objection in case FIR No. 557/2015 under Sections 498A/406/506/34 IPC registered at police station Ambedkar Nagar and the consequent proceedings are quashed against 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 against the petitioners.
Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is dispose of as infructuous. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J OCTOBER 31, 2018 sm