21. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3905/2010 and CrLM.A. 18645/2010 JAGDISH & ORS Petitioners Through: i^lr. Naresh C. Sharma, Advocate with petitioners No.l to 5 in person. versus STATE &ANR Respondents Through: Mr. Navin Sharma, APP for the State. Respondent No.2/complainant in person. CORAIVI: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HIIvjA KOHLI ORDER % 20.12.2010 ^ 1. The present petition is filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of the Cr.PC praying inter alia for quashing of FIR ^ No.868/2005 lodged by respondent No.2/complainantagainst her husband, petitioner No.l and the members of his family, petitioners No.2 to 5 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC, registered with Police Station: Najafgarh, New Delhi. 2. Counsel for the petitioners states that the marriage of petitioner No.l and respondent No.2/complainant was solemnized on 09.03.2002 according to Hindu rites at Delhi. Due to disputes and differences that arose between the parties, on 27.04.2005, respondent No.2/complainant left the matrimonial home. This was followed by lodging of the aforesaid FIR in December, 2005. Thereafter, the CRL.M.C. 3905/2010 Page 1 of 3 Signing Date:05.08.2024 16:58:50 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 V) petitionersapproacliedthe High Court for grant of bail, which was ^ granted vide order dated 19.02.2007 (Annexure B). In the said order, reconciliationwas facilitatedbetween the partiesand petitioner No.l and respondentNo.2/complainantagreed to shift togetherto a separate residential accommodation at Najafgarh. Counsel for the petitioners states that ever since 28.02.2007, petitioner No.l and respondentNo.2/complainanthave been residing togetheraway from their respectivefamilies. It is also submitted by the counsel for the petitionersthat the partieshave been blessed with a child, who is now two years old.. It is furtherstated that respondentNo.2/complainant and the members of her family have arrived at a settlementwith the petitionersbefore the |v|ediationCentre,Tis Hazari Courts, as recorded in the proceedingsdated 26.11.2010. As a result,the presentpetition is filed for seeking quashing of the FIR. 3. Respondent No.2/complainantis present in Court and is identified by the counsel for the petitioners. She confirms the aforesaid position and states that a settlementhas been arrived at with the petitionersof her own free will and volition and without any undue influence or coercion from any quarter and that she has no objection to the FIR being quashed. CRLM.C. 3905/2010 2 of 3 ) 5- Learned APP for the State submits that after completion of investigation, charge-sheet has been filed and the matter is pending trial. However, in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, he has no objection to the prayer made in the present petition being allowed. 6. 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 further with the aforesaid FIR and the proceedings arising therefrom. 7. Accordingly, the prayer made in the petition is allowed. FIR No.868/2005, lodged by respondent No.2/complainant with Police Station; Najafgarh, New Delhi, and all proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 8. The petition is disposed of alongwith the pending application. File be consigned to the record room. HIMA KOHLI,J DECEMBER 20, 2010 rkb CRL.M.C. 3905/2010 Page 3 of 3