Zohra Parveen @ Afasana v. State & Ors

J U D G M E N T

MANMOHAN, J: (ORAL)

¶1The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of the Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No. 226/2003 registered with PS Welcome under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 IPC as well as the proceedings arising therefrom and now pending in the Court of Smt. Anuradha Shukla, M.M. Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

¶2Briefly stated, the facts of this case are that the Petitioner was married to Zakir Hussan on 7th April, 1999. On 25th September, 2002, the

Petitioner made a complaint to the Joint Commissioner, Crime Against Women Cell, Nanak Pura, New Delhi. In pursuance to the said complaint, the impugned FIR was registered and subsequently a charge-sheet was filed against Respondent Nos. 2 to 7.

¶3However, due to the intervention of common relatives and friends in the month of April, 2004 all the disputes between the parties were amicably resolved and in pursuance thereto the Petitioner has returned back to her matrimonial home and has been residing there since then.

¶4The present petition is supported by an affidavit of the Petitioner, Ms. Zohra Praveen, who is present in Court and who has been identified by the IO, makes a statement that she has no objection if the impugned FIR as well as the proceedings arising therefrom are quashed.

¶5In my view, ends of justice would be subserved if the FIR No. 226/2003 is quashed. Accordingly, FIR No. 226/2003 registered with PS Welcome under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 IPC as well as the proceedings arising therefrom and now pending in the Court of Smt. Anuradha Shukla, M.M. Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, are quashed.

¶6The present petition is accordingly allowed. Order dasti.

August 19, 2008

MANMOHAN, J. rb

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + Crl. M.C. 2685/2008 & Crl. M.A. 9909-9910/2008 % DATE OF DECISION : 19th AUGUST, 2008 MS. ZOHRA PARVEEN @ AFASANA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. M.M. Rahman, Advocate. Versus STATE & ORS. ….Respondents Through: Mr. R.N. Vats, APP for the State with SI Surresh Chand, CAW-Cell/NE. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest?