Sudhir Tanwar & ORS v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 4144/2017 SUDHIR TANWAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Ms. Reema Roy, Adv.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR...... Respondents Through Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with SI Pardeep Dahiya, P.S. Begumpur Mr. Murari Chaudhary, Adv. with respondent no. 2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 14.03.2018 Respondent no.2 Ms. Soni is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Pardeep Dahiya of police station Begumpur. Respondent no. 2 admits having settled the matter with petitioner no. 1 of her own free will, voluntarily and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before the Counselling Cell, Family Courts, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on 5th August, 2016. Respondent no. 2 submits that her marriage with the petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 6th July, 2017 passed by the Family Courts, West District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi.

Petitioner no. 1 has paid

`2,00,000/- to the respondent no. 2, vide a demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placed on record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `6,00,000/- stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4.

Keeping in mind the facts and circumstances as detailed above, more particularly, the fact that marriage of petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent, in the interest of justice, FIR No.72/2013 under Sections 498-A/406 IPC registered at Police Station Begum Pur and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J.

MARCH 14, 2018 r.bararia