Gurdeep Singh & ORS v. State & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 6169/2018 GURDEEP SINGH & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Tajinder Singh, Adv.

with petitioner no.1 in person.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuvinder Varma, APP for State with ASI Hawa Singh, P.S.

Nihal Vihar.

Respondent no.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 20.02.2019 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Smt. Surender Kaur is present in Court and has been identified by ASI Hawa Singh of police station Nihal Vihar.

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. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 06.07.2018 passed by the Family Court, West District, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi. Petitioner no.1 has paid `1.50 lacs to respondent no.2 today in Court by a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that with this payment entire settled amount of `10 lacs stands paid and she has

no objection in case FIR No. 834/2015 under Sections 498A/307/34 IPC registered at police station Nihar Vihar and the consequent proceedings are quashed against petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 5.

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.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

FEBRUARY 20, 2019 ga