Rajinder Kumar & Ors. v. the State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Delhi quashed FIR No. 93/2011 registered under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC at Police Station Ranjit Nagar. The order was based on the respondent's statement that a mutual consent divorce decree was passed on 16.12.2017 and that the settlement amount totaling 5,00,000/- had been fully paid without coercion. The Court held that keeping the proceedings pending would serve no purpose post-settlement and post-divorce.
What did the court decide?
FIR No. 93/2011 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and consequent proceedings are quashed; miscellaneous application disposed of as infructuous.