CRL.M.C./977/2019 of VARUN & ORS Vs THE STATE ( GOVT OF NCT DELHI) & ANR

*IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+CRL.M.C. 977/2019 and Crl. M.A. no. 3902/2019

VARUN & ORS

..... PetitionersThroughMr. Sunny Man Singh, Adv.

versus

THE STATE ( GOVT OF NCT DELHI) & ANR..... RespondentsThroughMs. Aashaa Tiwari, APP with SIGovind Singh, P.S. Uttam NagarMr. P.C. Jha, Adv. with respondentno. 2

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

O R R%21.02.2019

Notice.Learned APPaccepts noticeforrespondent no. 1.Respondent no.2 Ms. Lisha is present in Court along with her counsel andaccepts notice. She has been identified by SI Govind Singh of police stationUttam Nagar.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter withpetitioner no. 1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressureor coercion.Respondent no. 2 further submits that her marriage withpetitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by decree of divorce by mutualconsent dated 4[th]December, 2018 passed by the Family Courts, West

District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. Petitioner no. 1 has paid `1,50,000/- torespondent no. 2, vide demand draft, photocopy whereof has been placedon record. Respondent no. 2 says that entire settled amount of `5,70,000/-stands paid with this payment and she has no objection in case FIR no.835/2016 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police StationUttam Nagar and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashedagainst petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4.

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.

FEBRUARY 21, 2019r.bararia

A.K. PATHAK, J.