Mr. Pritam Singh, Advocate with Petitioners in person. v. STATE & ANR.

Delhi High Court · 06 Sep 2011 · 2011:DHC:9855
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA; 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 s
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The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement and divorce by mutual consent between the parties.

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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
CRL.M.C.2984/2011
RIPU DAMAN SINGI-I & ORS. Petitioners
Through: Mr. Pritam Singh, Advocate with Petitioners in person.
VERSUS
STATE & ANR. Respondents
Through: Mr. Manoj Ohri, APP for the State with ASI Joginder Singh, PS Tilak
Nagar, Delhi.
Mr. Ajit Singh, Advocate for Respondent No. 2 with Respondent
.• No. 2 in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
06.09.2011 This is a petition for quashing of FIR No. 831/2005 under Sections
498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Tilak Nagar, New Delhi.
The complainant/Respondent No. 2 Ms. Varinder Kaur is present in person and is identified by her counsel. She states that the Petitioners and
1P Respondent No.2/Complainant have entered into a Compromise. In terms of the settlement, marriage between the Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent NO. 2/Complainant has been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent on 7th January, 2008. As full and final settlement of all the claims of the
CRL.M.C. 298412011 2011:DHC:9855 '7 Respondent No. 2, the Petitioner No. 1 has to pay Z3 lakhs out of which 2 lakhs have already been paid to her and Z l lakhs have been paid today in cash. 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 abovernentioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
Consequently, FIR No. 831/2005 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Tilak Nagar, New Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.
Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.
The petition is disposed of. Order dasti MUKTA GUPTA, J.
SEPTEMBER 06, 2011 'VII , CRL.M.C. 298412011 (2iJci
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