MUKHTAR KHAN & ORS Vs. STATE OF CHATTISGARH & ANR

Supreme Court of India

Appeal (Crl.), 1280 of 2015, Judgment Date: Sep 28, 2015

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE

                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                      CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1280  OF 2015
              [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NO. 621 OF 2014]

MUKHTAR KHAN & ORS                                             Petitioner(s)

                                VERSUS

STATE OF CHATTISGARH & ANR                                     Respondent(s)


                               J U D G M E N T

      Delay condoned.
      Leave granted.
      Heard the learned counsel appearing for both the sides.
      We find that during the pendency of the appeal before this Court,  the
husband and the wife have reached a settlement and the terms  of  settlement
dated 24.04.2015 shall form part of this order.
      Since it is not in dispute that the  terms  of  settlement  have  been
acted upon and that the wife  has  received  the  amount  in  terms  of  the
settlement,  in  the  interests  of  justice,  we  find  that  the  criminal
proceedings between the parties are  not  to  be  pursued.   Therefore,  the
following proceedings are quashed :-
A.    Case No.  219  of  2014  filed  by  the  respondent-wife  against  the
petitioner-husband under Section  125  Cr.P.C.  pending  before  the  Family
Court, Raipur, Chhatisgarh.
B.    Case No. 1371 of 2013 filed under Domestic Violence Act filed  by  the
respondent-wife  against   the   petitioner-husband   pending   before   the
Magistrate Court at Raipur, Chhatisgarh.
C.    Appeal filed against the decree of divorce filed  by  the  respondent-
wife pending before Family Court, Hamirpur, Utter Pradesh.
D.    FIR No. 53 of 2012 dated  04.10.2012,  Police  Station  Mahila  Thana,
Raipur and Case No. 188 of 2013 pending in the Raipur Court.
      In view of the above directions and the settlement arrived at  between
the parties, this appeal is disposed of.
                                                   .......................J.
                                                           [ KURIAN JOSEPH ]


                                                   .......................J.
                                                             [ ARUN MISHRA ]

      New Delhi;
      September 28, 2015.