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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 01.03.2021
AJAY KUMAR SAROJ & ANR. ..... Petitioners
Through Mr.Santwana, Adv. with Mr.Saurabh Kumar, Adv. with petitioners in person.
Through Mr.Izhar Ahmad, APP for State.
WSI Asha PS Chanakya Puri.
Mr.Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.
JUDGMENT
The hearing has been conducted through video conferencing.
1. Vide the present petition, petitioners seek direction for quashing of FIR No.84/2017 dated 23.08.2017 registered at Police Station Chankyapuri and consequent proceedings arising therefrom.
2. Notice issued.
3. Notice is accepted by learned APP for State and by counsel for respondent no.2 and with the consent of counsel for parties, present petition is taken up for final disposal. 2021:DHC:764 CRL.M.C.663/2021
4. Petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 got married on 11.02.2008 as per Hindu rites and rituals. Due to extreme incompatibilities between petitioners and respondent no.2, they started living separately from 27.03.2017.
5. Petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 with the intervention of their well wishers and relatives entered into an amicable settlement vide settlement deed dated 12.11.2020 and settled all their disputes amicably.
6. Complainant/respondent no.2 is present in person and has been identified by WSI Asha of Police Station Chanakyapuri and submits that matter has been settled and she does not wish to prosecute the matter any further.
7. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, this Court is inclined to quash FIR as no useful purpose would be served in prosecuting petitioners any further.
8. For the reasons afore-recorded, FIR No.84/2017 dated 23.08.2017 registered at Police Station Chankyapuri and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
9. The petition is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of.
JUDGE MARCH 01, 2021