High Court Delhi dismissed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing an FIR based on Section 498-A IPC. The court held that since the reconciliation failed as the wife could not continue living with the husband due to ill-treatment, she could not be forced to withdraw the complaint.
Application for quashing of criminal case dismissed.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Date of Reserve: 20th January, 2011 Date of Order: 1st February, 2011
+CRL. M.C. 173 of 2010 %
01 . 02.2011
AJIT SINGH & ORS. ... Petitioners Through: Mr. Ravinder Tyagi and Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocates.
Versus
PUSHPA RANI
... Respondent
Through: Mr. Ratnesh Tiwari, Advocate
JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA
JUDGMENT
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before the Court of ADJ. However, the petitioner No. 1 withdrew his case, the respondent did not agree for quashing of the criminal case and therefore this petition has been filed.
1 (2000) DMC 22 .
2. It is further agreed that as regard the case which are pending in the court of Ms Nirja Bhatia u/s 498-A where the next date of hearing is 5.4.08 and another case which is also pending in the court of Ms. Nirja Bhatia, M.M. u/s 406 IPC. Next date is 20.8.08. The wife Mrs. Pushpa Rani and husband Ajit Singh have agreed to move an appropriate application for quashing of FIR latest by 20.8.08.
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3. It is agreed between the parties that both the parties shall live amicably as husband and wife at the house of husband at house No. 4311, Gali No. 9, Ajit Nagar, Gandhi Nagar where they have started residing together since 2.3.08.
4. Both the parties have undertaken to remain bound by the terms of settlement.”
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Present case is entirely different. Here, respondent had agreed for quashing of criminal case in order to reconcile and give a fresh chance to the marriage so that she could happily live in matrimonial home. Since the atmosphere in the matrimonial home continued to be same and she could not live there, I consider that she cannot be forced to withdraw the criminal complaint lodged by her on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
I find no force in this petition, the petition is hereby dismissed.
FEBRUARY 01, 2011 acm
SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA, J.
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether a criminal case under Section 498-A IPC can be quashed when the parties agree to reconcile but the wife subsequently fails to live with the husband as agreed in the compromise.
Whether a breach of the underlying terms of a compromise (to live together) by the husband justifies the wife's refusal to withdraw the criminal complaint.
Whether the petitioner is entitled to quashing of the FIR when the reconciliation attempt failed due to continued ill-treatment of the wife.
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AJIT SINGH & ORS.
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SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA
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