Ketan Seth & ORS v. The State Of ( NCT Of Delhi)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 5905/2018 KETAN SETH & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr.B.S. Rajesh Agrajit, Adv. with Mr.S.S. Bedi, Adv.

versus THE STATE OF ( NCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through Dr. M.P. Singh, APP for the State.

ASI Bijendra PS Swaroop Nagar.

Mr.Rohit Tyagi, Adv. for R-2 with R2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 26.11.2018 Crl. M.A. 47877/2018 Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Application is disposed of.

Crl.M.C.5905/2018 Notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice on behalf of respondent no.1.

Respondent no.2 Ms.Monika Mandala is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice. She has been identified by ASI Bijender of police station Swaroop Nagar.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with the petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion.

Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by

a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 26.07.2018 by the Principal Judge, Family Court, District North, Rohini Courts, Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `2.5 lacs to the respondent no.2 today in Court vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record.

Respondent no.2 submits that with this payment she has received entire settled amount of `7,50,000/- and she has no objection in case FIR No.83/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Swaroop Nagar is quashed against the petitioner no.1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner no. 2 to 4. 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 in keeping the criminal proceedings pending. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J NOVEMBER 26, 2018 ab