$29 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 185/2011 WAHEED KHAN & ORS Petitioners Through Mr. Bhola Singh, Advocate, with Petitioner No.1 in person. versus STATE & ANR Respondents Through Mr. M.N. Dudeja, APP for the State/ respondent No-1. Respondent No.2/Complainant in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI QRDER % 24.01.2011 1. The present petition is filed by the petitioners under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying, inter al/a, for quashing of FIR No.892/2003 lodged by respondent No-2/complainant against her husband, petitioner No.1 and the members of his family, petitioners No-2 to 5 under Sections 406/498-A/34 JPC registered with Police Station Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. kh 2. It is stated by the counsel for the petitioners that the marriage of petitioner No.1 was solemnized with respondent No.2 on 8t .November, 1992 and four children were born out of the wedlock. In the year 2003, as disputes and differences arose between the CRL.M.C. 185/2011 1/3 Signing Date:23.08.2024 17:13:35 Certify that the digital and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified parties, respondent No.2/complainant filed a FIR against the petitioners. One of the petitioners named in the FIR, father of petitioner No.1, expired during the pendency of the present proceedings. Counsel for the petitioners states that charge-sheet has been filed but arguments are yet to be addressed thereon. In the meantime, the parties have arrived at a settlement in terms of which they have resolved all their inter se disputes and differences and they are now willing to reside together with their children. The Compromise 4 Deed dated 10th January, 2011 is placed on record (Annexure-P3). It is stated by the counsel for the petitioners that in view of the aforesaid settlement arrived at between the parties, the present FIR may be quashed. 3. Respondent No.2/complainant is present in Court and is identified by the counsel for the petitioners. She confirms the fact that a settlement has been arrived at with petitioner No.1 and that now she is happily residing with her husband in her matrimonial home alongwith her children. She further confirms the fact that she has sworn the affidavit dated 1st January, 2011 enclosed with the present petition, wherein she has stated that she is happily living with her husband and no useful purpose would be served in pursuing the present FIR. CRL.M.C. 185/2011 2/3 4. Learned APP for the State submits that in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, he has no objection to the prayer made in the present petition being allowed. 5. This Court has heard counsels for the parties. In view of the submission made by respondent No - 2/complainant and in view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a settlement of their own free will and volition and without any undue influence or coercion from any quarter, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding 4 further with the aforesaid FIR and the proceedings arising therefrom. 6. Accordingly, the prayer made in the petition is allowed. FIR No. 892/2003 lodged by respondent No.2/complainant with Police Station: Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, and all proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 7. The petition is disposed of. File be consigned to the record room. JANUARY 24, 2011 HIMA KOHLI,J vk CRL.M.C. 185/2011 3/3