CRL.M.C./5580/2018 of SUNIR UPPAL @ SUNEER UPPAL & ORS Vs THE STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) & ANR

*IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+CRL.M.C. 5580/2018 and Crl. M.A. no. 35508/2018

SUNIR UPPAL @ SUNEER UPPAL & ORS..... PetitionersThroughMr. Amardeep Maini, Adv.

versus

THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR..... RespondentsThroughMr.IzharAhmad,APPwithW/InspectorRekhaTomer,P.S.Crime (Women) Cell, Nanak PuraRespondent no. 2 in person

CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R R%01.11.2018

Notice.Learned APPaccepts noticeforrespondent no. 1.Respondent no.2 Shiny Verma is present in Court and has been identified byInspector Shiny Tomer 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 orcoercion. Respondent no. 2 submits that her marriage with the petitionerno.1 has already been dissolved by decree of divorce by mutual consentdated 16[th]October, 2018 passed by the Family Court, South West District,

Dwarka Courts, New Delhi.Petitioner no. 1 has paid `3,00,000/- to therespondent no. 2, vide demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placedon record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `9,50,000/-stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR no.155/2015 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police StationCrime (Women) Cell, Nanak Pura and consequent proceedings emanatingtherefrom are quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is,petitioner nos. 2 to 5.

Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioners andrespondent no. 2 voluntarily, in my view, no fruitful purpose would beserved to keep the criminal proceedings pending.Accordingly, in theinterest of justice, aforesaid FIR and consequent proceedings emanatingtherefrom are quashed.

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

NOVEMBER 01, 2018

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A.K. PATHAK, J.