Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 1200 Del
Judgement Date : 20 February, 2020
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Date of decision:20.02 .2020
+ CRL.M.C. 959/2020
SH. KAPIL BAKSHI & ANR. .... Petitioners
Through Mr.Mohit Bangwal, proxy counsel
versus
STATE & ANR. .... Respondents
Through Mr. Izhar Ahmed, APP for State with
SI Ajay Tomar, PS Shakarpur
R-2 in person
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT
J U D G M E N T (ORAL)
Crl. M.A. 3900/2020 (for exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application is disposed of.
Crl. M.A. 3901/2020
3. In view of reasons stated in application, delay of 13 days in re-filing petition is condoned.
4. Application is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of. CRL.M.C.959/2020
5. Vide the present petition, petitioners seek direction for quashing of
FIR No.687/2016 dated 16.7.2016 registered at Police Station Shakarpur,
Delhi and consequent proceedings arising therefrom.
6. Notice issued.
7. 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.
8. Petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 got married on 14.04.2010 as per
Hindu rites and rituals. Due to extreme incompatibilities between petitioners
and respondent no.2, they started living separately from September, 2015.
9. Petitioners and respondent no.2 entered into an amicable settlement
before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi vide
settlement deed dated 4.8.2018 and settled all their disputes amicably.
10. Respondent No.2 is present in person and has been identified by SI
Ajay Tomar (IO) and submits that matter has been settled and she does not
wish to prosecute the matter any further.
11. The total settlement amount is ₹6,00,000/-(Rupees Six Lakhs only). It
is submitted that the respondent no. 2 has already received an amount of
₹4,50,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Fifty Thousand only). A demand draft
bearing No.433723 dated 3.1.2020 for an amount of Rs.1,40,000/- (Rupees
One Lakh Forty Thousand only) is handed over to respondent no. 2 and an
amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) in cash is also paid to
the respondent No.2 today in Court towards the balance amount.
12. 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.
13. For the reasons afore-recorded, FIR No.687/2016 dated 16.7.2016
registered at Police Station Shakarpur, Delhi and consequent proceedings
emanating therefrom are quashed.
14. The petition is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of.
15. Order dasti
(SURESH KUMAR KAIT) JUDGE FEBRUARY 20, 2020/rk
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