Jayant Pratap & 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. 5473/2017 JAYANT PRATAP & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Kamlesh Mahajan and Mr. Prince Kumar, Advs.

with petitioners in person versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP with SI Dharmvir Singh, P.S.

CWC Nanakpura for respondent no. 1 Mr.

A.N.

Aggarwal, Adv.

with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 03.01.2018 Respondent no.2 Ms. Richa Jaiswal is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Dharmvir Singh of police station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanak Pura. 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 Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on 24th 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 18th December, 2017 passed by the Family Courts, Dwarka, New Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `6,00,000/- 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 `15,00,000/- 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.98/2016 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station Crime (Women) Cell, Nanak Pura and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J.

JANUARY 03, 2018 r.bararia