14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 143/2010 DEEPAK GUPTA & ORS Through: STATE&ANR Through: CORAM: ..... Petitioners Mr. Alok Sharma, Advocate versus ..... Respondents Mr. Pawan Behl, APP for the State/R-1 Complainant/Respondent no. 2 in person Inspector Manoj Pant SHO Preet Vihar HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.K. BHASIN ORDER 19.04.2010 Although the report is that respondent no. 2 has not served since she is not residing at the given address but she has appeared on her own and is identified by the investigating officer who is also present in Court. The complainant says that since all the disputes between her and the petitioners stands resolved amicably and even her marriage with petitioner no. 1 stands dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent vide judgment dated 9th September, 2008 of the learned Additional District Judge which also records the terms of the compromise, she is no more interested the prosecution of the petitioners/ accused. Learned APP for the State submits that in view of the amicable settlement of the matrimonial disputes between the petitioners and respondent no. 2/complainant even the State has no objection keeping in view the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in "B.S. Joshi & Ors. Vs State of Haryana & Anr.", AIR 2003 SC 1386, if the criminal proceedings arising out of FIR No. 549/2006 registered at PS Preet Vihar and pending in the Court of Ms. Sunaina Sharma, Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi are quashed. CRL.M.C. 143/2010 Page 1 of2 Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified t In view of the aforesaid position, this Court is also of the view that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the prosecution of the petitioners. This petition is accordingly allowed. FIR No. 549/2006 registered at PS Preet Vihar under Sections 498-A/34 IPC and the criminal proceedings arising there from and pending in the Court of Ms. Sunaina Sharma, Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi are quashed. P.K. BHASIN,J APRIL 19, 2010/pg I CRL.M.C. 143/2010 Page 2 of2