Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Article 142 Invoked by SC and quashed all the cases between parties

 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

Transfer Petition (Crl.) Nos.349-350/2021

MOHIT BHANDARI                                  Petitioner(s)

                                VERSUS

SUMEDHA BHANDARI & ORS.                         Respondent(s)

 O R D E R

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Learned counsel parties state that the parties have settled

their dispute and are living together.  

The  question  which  has  to  be  still  examined  is  in  what

manner  the  litigation  already  initiated  by  the  parties  be

quashed. In terms of the settlement agreement dated 09.06.2022

following  cases  are  mentioned  which  are  lying  pending  between

the parties:

“CASES FILED BY MOHIT BHANDARI- PETITIONER

a. Criminal Revision No.95/2021 pending before the Ld.

Addl. Session Judge, Ludhiana (Punjab) wherein the

next date of hearing is 27.7.2022.

b. Criminal  Miscellaneous  No.316  of  2020  filed  before

Ld. Principal Judge, Family Court, Gautam Budh Nagar

(UP), U/s. 6 of Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act

1956 r/w Section 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

for seeking custody of the child wherein next date

of hearing is 20.7.2022.

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CASES FILED BY SUMEDHA BHANDARI-RESPONDENT

Because of the misunderstanding, the respondent wife filed

following cases:

a.  FIR  No.91/2019  dated  29.7.2019  at  PS  Mahila  Thana,

District-Gautam Budh Nagar (UP) u/S 313/323/504/498-A,

R/W  Section  3  and  4  of  the  Dowry  Prohibition  Act,

wherein  the  Police  filed  chargesheet  against  the

Petitioner u/S 323, 504, 498-A R/W Section 3 and 4 of

the Dowry  Prohibition Act  and is  now pending  before

the  Chief  Judicial  Magistrate,  Gautam  Budh  Nagar

bearing Criminal Case No.160862/2020 wherein the next

date of hearing is 28.6.2022.

b.  A  Maintenance  Petition  u/S  125  Cr.P.C.  bearing

No.MNT/125/2075/2019 in the Court of Hon’ble Principal

Judge, Family Court, Ludhiana wherein the next date of

hearing is 26.9.2022.

c. A complaint case bearing No.COMA/27328/2019, u/S 12 of

the  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act,

2005 before the Illaqa Magistrate, Ludhiana, wherein

the next date of hearing is 06.8.2022.”

 Prayer is made on behalf of the parties for quashing of above-

mentioned  proceedings  initiated  against  each  other  and/  or  the

proceedings should be treated as withdrawn.

In  view  of  the  endeavour  of  the  parties  to  live  together,

existence  of  these  cases  would  certainly  come  in  the  way.

Therefore,  we  are  inclined  to  exercise  our  jurisdiction  under

Article 142 of the Constitution of India and quash all the cases

filed inter se the parties. 

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The  Settlement  agreement  is  taken  on  record  and  the  IA  No.

106534/2022-application for settlement stands disposed of.

In  view  of  the  settlement  agreement  the  transfer  petitions

have become infructuous and are accordingly disposed of.

………………………………………………………J.

(SANJAY KISHAN KAUL)

………………………………………………………J.

(ABHAY S. OKA)

NEW DELHI

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th

 September, 2022

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ITEM NO.10               COURT NO.3               SECTION XVI-A

               S U P R E M E  C O U R T  O F  I N D I A

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Transfer Petition(s)(Criminal)  No(s).  349-350/2021

MOHIT BHANDARI                                     Petitioner(s)

                                VERSUS

SUMEDHA BHANDARI & ORS.                            Respondent(s)

(IA No.105377/2021-EX-PARTE STAY

 IA No. 106534/2022 - APPLICATION FOR SETTLEMENT)


Date : 07-09-2022 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :  HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL

         HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA

For Petitioner(s)   Mr. Arvind Gupta, AOR

Mr. Anil Kumar Sahu, Adv.

Mr. Mohit Bidhuri, Adv.

Mr. Vinod Kaushik, Adv.

Mr. Arun Kumar Tiwary, Adv.

Mr. Pran Krishna Jana, Adv.

Mr. Utkarsh Sahu, Adv.

                

  For Respondent(s) Mr. Karan Dewan, Adv.

Miss Aanchal Jain, AOR

Mr. Kartik Yadav, Adv.

                    

          UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

                             O R D E R

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The transfer petitions have become infructuous in terms of the

signed order.

Pending applications stand disposed of.

(RASHMI DHYANI PANT)                            (POONAM VAID)

  COURT MASTER                                   COURT MASTER

(signed order is placed on the file)

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