Raghav Lal v. State

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If $29 & 33 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
CRL.M.C. 2127/2015, CRL.M.A.Nos.7564/2015, 1491/2016 &
16002/20 17 RAGHAV LAL Petitioner
Through: Mr.Dayan Krishan, Sr.Advocate with Mr.Sanjay Abbot, Mr.Ankit Agarwal, Mr.Tarang Gupta & Ms.Sanjeevi
Seshadri, Advocates with petitioner in person

STATE Respondent
Through: Mr.Kamal Kumar Ghai, APP for the State with SI Kishore Prasad
PS Greater Kailash AND CRL.M.C. 3978/20 17 & CRL.M.A.No.16047/2017
RAGHAV LAL & ORS. Petitioners
Through: Mr.Dayan Krishan, Sr.Advocate with Mr.Sanjay Abbot, Mr.Ankit Agarwal, Mr.Tarang Gupta & Ms.Sanjeevi
Seshadri, Advocates with petitioners No.1 and 2 in person

STATE & ANR. Respondents
Through: Mr.Kamal Kumar Ghai, APP for the State with SI Kishore Prasad
PS Greater Kailash Ms.Ruby Singh Ahuja & Mr.Shravan
Sahny, Advocates for R-2 with R-2 in person CRL.M C.Nos. 2127/2015 & 3978/2017
2017:DHC:8075

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE PRATIBHA RANI 31.10.2017 By way of these petitions filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioners are seeking quashing of case FIR No.185/2013, under Sections
498-A/406/34 IPC registered at P.S. Greater Kailash-I, Delhi and the consequential proceedings arising therefrom i.e. the order dated 1711 September, 2014 whereby the learned Metropolitan Magistrate after recording the statement of the process server declared the petitioner No.1, Raghav Lal an absconder and the letter dated
261h November, 2013 written by DCP, South West District, Delhi to the Deputy Director of Bureau of
Immigration, R.K.Puram for opening a Look Out Circular against the petitioner No.1, Raghav Lal.
Briefly stating the facts of the present case are that Respondent No.2 got married to Petitioner No.1 on
1St November, 2012 at Indian consulate at Dubai. Their marriage was also performed accordingly to Hindu rites and ceremonies on
281h November, 2012 at Agra. On 29th May, 2013, Respondent No.2 filed a complaint against the Petitioners at CAW Cell, South East District, Delhi on the basis of which FIR in question was registered.
Respondent No.2 also filed a complaint under Section 12 of the
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act on
3rd August, 2013. It has been further stated in the petitions that the parties have settled the matter before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre and copy of the said settlement dated
171h September, 2016 has been annexed with the
CRL.MC.Nos.2127/2015 & 3978/2017 Page 2 of4 petition being CRL.M.C. 3978/2017 as Annexure-P-6 as per which the respondent No.2/wife was to be paid ! 1.5 crores at different stages mentioned therein.
It is also mentioned in the petitions that the marriage between the petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 has been dissolved by mutual consent vide order dated 241h July, 2017 passed by the Principal Judge, Famil.y
Court, South-East District, Saket Courts, Delhi.
Petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are present today along with their counsel. In terms of full and final settlement arrived at between the parties, today learned counsel for the Petitioners has handed over to Respondent No.2 a demand draft for the balance amount of Z 50 lakhs which was to be paid at the stage of quashing of case FIR No.185/2013, under Sections 498-
A/406/34 IPC registered at P.S. Greater Kailash-I, Delhi.
Respondent No.2 is present in person and submits that she has settled the matter with the Petitioners and in terms of said settlement, today she has received the balance amount vide Demand Draft for a sum of Z 50 laths from the Petitioners. Respondent No.2 further submits that she has no objection if the FIR in question is quashed qua the Petitioners.
S 7. The FIR registered against the present Petitioners is for committing the offences punishable under Sections 498-A1406/34 IPC. Offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC is a non-compoundable offence.