Point of Law: Quash of Criminal proceedings - Settlement between parties - No useful purpose would be served in continuing proceedings.

JUDGMENT :

SURESH KUMAR KAIT, J.

1. Vide the present petition, petitioners seek direction for quashing of FIR No. 0152/2019, registered at Police Station Hauz Khas, Delhi and consequent proceedings arising therefrom.

2. Notice issued.

3. Notice is accepted by learned APP for State and by counsel for respondent no. 2 and with the consent of counsel for parties, present petition is taken up for final disposal.

4. Petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 got married on 23.11.2008 at Sakhuja Farms, Mehrauli, Delhi as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. Out of the said wedlock, a daughter, namely, Aaishi, was born on 02.05.2011. Due to extreme incompatibilities between petitioners and respondent no. 2, they started living separately from July, 2017.

5. Petitioners and respondent no. 2 entered into an amicable settlement before the Mediation Centre, District Courts, Gurugram, Haryana vide settlement dated 04.02.2020 and settled all their disputes amicably.

6. Subsequently the petitioner no. 1 and respondent no. 2 had entered into an another settlement deed dated 15.02.2020 in addition to Settlement arrived between them before Mediation Centre, District Courts Gurguram, Haryana as few others terms were inadvertently left to be recorded in the Settlement recorded on 04.02.2020.

7. Complainant is present in person and has been identified by WSI Himanshi and submits that matter has been settled and she does not wish to prosecute the matter any further.

8. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, this Court is inclined to quash FIR as no useful purpose would be served in prosecuting petitioners any further.

9. For the reasons afore-recorded, FIR No. 0152/2019, registered at Police Station Hauz Khas, Delhi and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

10. The petition is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of.