Kapil Puri & ORS v. State & ORS

$~45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5523/2018 KAPIL PURI & ORS .... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Dev Rishi, Adv. with the petitioners in person versus STATE & ANR .... Respondents Through:

Mr. Kamal Kumar Ghei, APP with SI Ravinder, PS Vijay Vihar, Delhi Ms. Komal Aka and Ms.

Urmila Rani, Advs. for R-2 with R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 23.05.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of Case No.SC/630/2017 in FIR No.468/2017 dated 11.4.2017, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Vijay Vihar, New Delhi against the petitioners and criminal proceedings under Section 3(1) R/S/U of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ('SC/ST Act') against the petitioner Nos.1 to 3 and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

Respondent No.2 has filed her affidavit as well as her proof of identity on record.

3.

The petitioners and respondent No.2 as well as the learned counsel for the parties submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion vide a Memorandum of Understanding dated 3.1.2018, in pursuance whereof, the marriage of the petitioner No.1 and the respondent No.2 stands dissolved vide decree of divorce dated 5.10.2018. 4.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that the petitioners have paid the entire amount to her and now nothing remains due from the petitioners. Respondent No.2 further submitted that she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed. 5.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in view of the no objection from the respondent No.2, the present petition may be allowed and the FIR may be quashed.

6.

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. 7.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the settlement arrived at between the parties, 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 Case No.SC/630/2017 in FIR No.468/2017 dated 11.4.2017, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the IPC, registered at P.S.: Vijay Vihar, New Delhi against the petitioners and criminal proceedings under Section 3(1) R/S/U of the SC/ST Act against the petitioner Nos.1 to 3and the

proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

8.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J MAY 23, 2019/rk