Ramit Seth & ORS v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 88/2018 & Crl. M.A. No. 391/2018 RAMIT SETH & ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr. Tripurari Jha and Mr. Brijesh Kumar, Advs.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent Through Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP with SI Virender Kumar, P.S. KNK Marg for the State Mr. Anil Dutt Sharma, Adv. with respondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 09.01.2018 Respondent no.2 Ms. Anchal is present in Court along with her counsel and has been identified by SI Virender Kumar of police station K.N. Katju Marg. She 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. 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 12th July, 2016 passed by the Family Courts, North District, Rohini, Delhi. Respondent no. 2 says that she has received the entire settled amount and

she has no objection in case FIR is quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 6. 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.137/2015 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 registered at Police Station K.N. Katju Marg 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.

JANUARY 09, 2018 r.bararia