Tarun Sachdeva & ORS. v. State & ANR.
$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 44/2019 TARUN SACHDEVA & ORS.
..... Petitioners Through:
Mr. Vinod Bhaskar, Advocate versus STATE & ANR.
..... Respondents Through:
Mr. Panna Lal Sharma, APP with WSI Jaspreet, PS:Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR
O R D E R
% 09.01.2019 CRL.M.A. 250/2019 Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 44/2019 1.
The petitioners have moved the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.0221/2018, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at PS:Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom. 2.
The petitioners and respondent No.2 as well as learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the parties have settled their disputes before the Counselling Cell of Addl. Principal Judge, Family Courts, Central, Tis Hazari, Delhi, on
their own free will, without any force or coercion, in terms whereof it was agreed between the parties that they will start living together in their own house; that both the parties shall reside as dutiful husband and wife and carry out their marital duties and responsibilities; that the husband shall be responsible for maintenance of his wife and child and that both the parties shall cooperate with each other in quashing of the aforesaid FIR.
3.
The Investigating Officer („IO‟), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioner as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified about the said Settlement.
4.
In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No. 0221/2018, under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at PS:Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
5.
Petition is disposed of in the above terms.
CHANDER SHEKHAR, J JANUARY 09, 2019 tp