Chet Ram & ORS v. The State & ANR

$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5638/2018 & CRL.M.A.35741/2018 CHET RAM & ORS .... Petitioners Through:

Petitioners in person with counsel (name not given) versus THE STATE & ANR .... Respondents Through:

Mr.Panna Lal Sharma, APP with SI Sandeep Kumar, PS Jahangirpuri, Delhi Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 05.08.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.55/2012, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Jahangirpuri, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

Respondent No.2 has filed her affidavit 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. 4.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that she does not want to proceed with

the criminal proceedings against the petitioners as her husband, namely, Om Prakash has been missing since 2010 and now she is thinking about her future. She further submitted that she has no grievance whatsoever against the petitioners and has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed. 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 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 No.55/2012, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Jahangirpuri, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

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Petition is disposed of in above terms. Pending application is also disposed of.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J AUGUST 05, 2019/rk