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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Date of decision: 16th MARCH, 2016
+ W.P.(CRL) 850/2016 and Crl. MA No. 4632/2016 (Exemption)
ATULESH SINGH & ORS ..... Petitioners
Through Mr. S.K. Pandey, Advocate
versus
STATE & ANR ..... Respondents
Through Mr. Jamal Akhtar for Mr. Rahul Mehra, Standing Counsel (Crl.) SI Raman Pratap, PS CWC, Nanak Pura, Delhi Respondent no. 2/complainant in-
person CORAM:
HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J (ORAL)
1. The present is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of FIR No. 68/2014 under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC registered at Police Station- CAW Cell, Nanakpura, Delhi and the proceedings arising therefrom.
2. Amrita Singh, respondent no. 2/complainant (wife) in the subject FIR, who is present in Court in person today and has been identified by the Investigating Officer in the subject FIR namely, SI Raman Pratap, Police Writ Petition (Crl.) 850/2016 Page 1 of 3 Station- CAW Cell, Nanakpura, Delhi, states that she has settled all her outstanding matrimonial disputes with her husband- Atulesh Singh as well as the other petitioners, who are her in-laws. She further states that she has been living in her matrimonial home happily since the past one year, after the subject FIR came to be registered and in view of the same, she is no longer keen to proceed with the subject FIR and the proceedings emanating therefrom.
3. Notice.
4. Mr. Jamal Akhtar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. Rahul Mehra, learned Standing Counsel (Crl.) for the official respondent accepts notice and fairly does not oppose the petition in view of the facts and circumstances afore-stated.
5. In view of the foregoing, the present writ petition is allowed.
6. Resultantly, the FIR No. 68/2014 under Sections 406/498A/34 IPC registered at Police Station- CAW Cell, Nanakpura, Delhi and the proceedings arising therefrom are hereby set aside and quashed qua the petitioners subject to their depositing a sum of Rs. 20,000/- in aggregate with the Victims' Compensation Fund within a period of two weeks from today. Writ Petition (Crl.) 850/2016 Page 2 of 3 A copy of the receipt thereof be provided to the Investigating Officer in the subject FIR.
7. With the above directions, the writ petition is allowed and disposed of accordingly.
SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J MARCH 16, 2016 sd Writ Petition (Crl.) 850/2016 Page 3 of 3