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*IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Date of decision: March 22, 2021
+ CRL.M.C. 956/2021
SUMIT SINGH & ORS. ..... Petitioners
Through: Mr. Vipin Kumar, Advocate
with petitioner in person
Versus
THE STATE ( GOVT OF DELHI) & ANR. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. G.M.Farooqui,
Additional Public Prosecutor
for respondent No.1/State
with SI Harinder Singh
Mr. Deepak Kumar,
Advocate with respondent
No.2 in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT
JUDGMENT (ORAL)
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1. Vide present petition, petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No.446/2016, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC & Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, registered at police station Aman Vihar, Delhi and all other proceedings arising therefrom.
2. Notice issued.
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3. Mr. G.M.Farooqui, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for State accepts notice and submits that respondent No.2 is present in the Court and she has been identified as the complainant of FIR in question by the Investigating Officer of this case, who is also present in the Court.
4. With the consent of the parties, the present petition is taken up for final hearing and disposal.
5. The marriage of petitioner No.1/husband and respondent No.2/wife was solemnized on 01.07.2014 due to temporal differences, they started living separately since 28.08.2019. The dispute between the parties culminated into the FIR in question.
6. The present petition has been filed on the ground that the parties have amicably settled their dispute vide Settlement Agreement dated 29.06.2019 reached through Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Courts, Delhi and they are happily and peacefully living together for last 1½ years.
7. Respondent No.2 present in the Court submits that she has no grievance against the petitioner and to enable her to restore cordial relations with her husband and in-laws, proceedings arising out of Crl.M.C. 956/2021 Page 2 of 3 FIR in question be brought to an end.
8. Keeping in view that the dispute between the parties has been amicably resolved, this Court is inclined to quash the FIR in question, as no useful purpose would be served in continuing with the proceedings arising out of the present FIR.
9. For the reasons afore noted, FIR No.446/2016, under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC & Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, registered at police station Aman Vihar, Delhi and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed.
10. The petition is accordingly allowed and disposed of.
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