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Delhi High Court · 10 Nov 2010 · 2010:DHC:9663
Ajit Bharihoke
Cri.M.C. 3458/2010
2010:DHC:9663
criminal petition_allowed

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The court quashed the FIR under Sections 498, 406, and 34 IPC based on the parties' amicable settlement and harmonious living, holding that continuing proceedings would serve no useful purpose.

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10.11.2010
Present: Mr.Rabin Majumdar, Advocate with Mr. Manish, Advocate for the petitioners with petitioner No. 1 in person.
Ms.Fizani Husain, APP for the State with initial 10 ASI Raj
Kumar as well as present 10 ASI Ram Phal Singh.
Respondent No. 2 in person.
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This is a petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 721/2006 under
Sections 498/406/34 IPC registered at P.S. Paschim Vihar on the complaint of the respondent No. 2.
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The ground for seeking quashing of FIR and the proceedings arising out the same is that the FIR is the result of marital discord between the petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2, which dispute has now been amicably resolved and the parties are living together happily.
Petitioner No. 1 is present in person. He is identified by his counsel Sh. Rabin Majumdar, Advocate. Respondent No. 2 is also present in person. She is identified by initial Investigating Officer ASI Raj Kumar as well as ASI Ram Phal Singh. Respondent No. 2 confirms that she has voluntarily settled the matter with the petitioners and now, she is living happily with her husband i.e. petitioner No. 1 and other petitioners since
August, 2010. She thus, requests for quashing of FIR registered against the petitioners..
Learned APP submits that since the parties have amicably settled the matter, in the interest of their harmonious matrimonial life, 2010:DHC:9663
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, State has no objection if the present FIR and the proceedings emanating ) from the same are quashed.
Since the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement and there is no dispute left between them, I am of the view that no useful purpose shall be served by keeping the present FIR as well as the proceedings arising out the same alive. Accordingly, FIR No. 721/2006 under Sections 498/406/34 IPC registered at P.S. Paschim Vihar and the proceedings emanating from the same are hereby quashed.
Petition stands disposed of.
NOVEMBER 10, 2010 akb
(AJIT BHARIHOKE)
JUDGE
2010:DHC:9663
JUDGMENT