Suvneet Jain v. State of NCT of Delhi

Delhi High Court · 30 Sep 2011 · 2011:DHC:10336
Mukta Gupta
CRL.M.C. 3314/2011
2011:DHC:10336
criminal petition_allowed

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The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC based on a bona fide compromise and settlement between the parties in a matrimonial dispute.

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77# $~ HIGH COURT OF DELHI CIU_,.M.C. 3314/2011
/o SUVNEET JAIN & ORS. ..... Petitioners
VERSUS
Through: Mr. Jinendra Jain, Mr. Ravi Shankar Garg, Mr. Ram Pratap Kaushal and
Mr. Pradeep, Advocates with Petitioners in person.
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI &ANR. ..... Respondents
CORAM:
Through: Mr. Mukesh Gupta, APP with SI Mahavir Prasad, PS Prashant Vihar, Delhi.
Ms. Priyanka Aggarwal and Mr. Kuldeep Anand, Advocates for
Respondent No. 2 with Respondent No. 2 in person.
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
30.09.2011 Crl.
M.A. No. 778/2011 {Exemption)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
Crl. M.C. 3314/2011 This is a petition for quashing of FIR No. 414/2010 under Sections
498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Prashant Vihar, Delhi.
The complainant/Respondent No. 2 Ms. Bhawana Jain is present in
CRL.M.C. 331412011
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' ,I~ person and is identified by her counsel. She states that the Petitioners and
Respondent No.2/Complainant have entered into a Compromise. In terms of the settlement, the divorce between the Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. ., 2/Complainant has already been effected. As full and final settlement of all the claims of the Respondent No. 2, the Petitioner No. 1 has to pay ~8.50 lakhs out of which ~2.50 lakhs have already been paid to her and ~6 lakhs have been paid today vide demand draft Nos. 175243, 491834, 175239, 175241, 175237, 175236, 175235, 491842, 008494 and 175242 drawn on
UCO Bank, Allahabad Bank and Axis Bank. She further states that in view of the settlement between the parties, she does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no
' ':~ useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, it would be in the
__,, interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
Consequently, FIR No. 414/2010 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Prashant Vihar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are ,, CRL.M.C. 3314/2011 hereby quashed. 3
Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.
The petition is disposed of. Order dasti.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 'vn' ~~ ~}~~ -~ ~~ ry
CRL.M.C. 3314/2011
~ MUKTA GUPTA, J.
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JUDGMENT