Aditya Bansal & Ors v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr

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13.11.2024

¶1By way of the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.271/2023 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Sections 3/4 of D.P. Act at P.S. Harsh Vihar, Delhi on the ground that the parties have amicably settled their disputes.

¶2The present FIR is an outcome of a matrimonial dispute between the complainant/respondent No. 2 (wife) and petitioners wherein, petitioner No.1 is the husband and petitioner Nos.2 to 8 are the in-laws of the complainant. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶3Learned APP for the State submits that the petitioners are the only accused persons and respondent No.2 is the complainant/victim in the present case.

¶4Learned counsels for the parties submit that the parties have settled their dispute vide Memorandum of Settlement/MOU dated 07.02.2024. It is stated that petitioner No.1 and respondent No.2 have already been granted divorce by mutual consent vide divorce decree dated 27.03.2024 passed by learned Judge, Family Court, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in HMA No.572/2024. It is further submitted that out of the total settlement amount, the balance amount of Rs.2,50,000/- is being paid today through a demand draft bearing No.931062 dated 19.10.2024 drawn on Punjab National Bank.

¶5The petitioners and respondent No.2, who are present in the Court, have been identified by their respective counsels and the Investigating Officer.

¶6Respondent No.2 states that she has entered into the aforesaid Memorandum of Settlement/MOU out of her own free will, volition and without any coercion. She further states that she has no objection if the present FIR and consequent proceedings are quashed subject to encashment of the aforesaid demand draft.

¶7Learned counsels for the parties submit that no other proceedings are pending between the parties.

¶8The parties shall remain bound by the statements made in Court today.

¶9In view of the above facts and since no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the present criminal proceedings, it is directed that the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed subject to encashment of the aforesaid demand draft.

¶10The petition is disposed of in the above terms alongwtih the pending application.

MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J NOVEMBER 13, 2024 na The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 8856/2024 and CRL.M.A. 33885/2024 ADITYA BANSAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Jagdeepp Sharma, Mr.Ankit Tyagi, Ms.Kanta Sharma and Mr.Raj Kumar, Advocates with petitioners in person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr.Shaoib Haider, APP for State with SI Rahul Ranjan Mr.Mohd. Zahid and Mr.B.K. Pandey, Advocates for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI