Suresh Kumar Jindal & ORS v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 5343/2017 & Crl. M.A. no. 20909/2017 SURESH KUMAR JINDAL & ORS ..... Petitioners Through : Mr. Kuldeep Rana, Adv.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP with SI Sachin, P.S.

Bharat Nagar for respondent no. 1 Mr.

Vinay Modi, Adv.

with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 18.12.2017 Respondent no. 2 Ms. Kaushal @ Lata is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Sachin of police station Bharat Nagar. 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, Dwarka Court, New Delhi on 8th May, 2017. 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 20th November, 2017 passed by the Family Court, South-West District, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid

`60,000/- to the respondent no. 2 towards balance settled amount. Respondent no. 2 submits that entire settled amount stands paid with this payment.

She submits that she is not willing to pursue the FIR any further against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4 and the same may be quashed.

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.484/2015 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Bharat Nagar and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous. Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

DECEMBER 18, 2017 r.bararia