Bhup Singh Yadav & ORS v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS

5# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 144/2018 BHUP SINGH YADAV & ORS ..... Petitioners Represented by:

Ms.Suchi Sharma, Advocate with petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR..... Respondents Represented by:

Mr. Rajesh Mahajan, Additional Standing Counsel for State, Ms. Jyoti Babbar, Advocate with SI Prempal and SI Bhagat Singh, PS Ashok Vihar.

Mr. Manmohan Goel, Advocate for respondent No. 2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 16.05.2018 By the present petition the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.335/2016 under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC registered at PS Ashok Vihar, Delhi on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR the three petitioners are the only accused and the respondent No.2 the complainant/ victim.

Respondent No. 2 is present in Court and is identified by the learned W.P.(CRL) 144/2018

counsel and the Investigating Officer. He states that he has settled the matter with the petitioners vide Memorandum of Understanding dated 5th December, 2016. Further the parties have also settled the matter before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini Courts on 6th December, 2016, copies whereof are annexed as Annexure-C and Annexure-D to the present petition. In terms of the settlement he does not wish to pursue the abovenoted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto and will abide by the terms of settlement.

The petitioners who are present in Court and are identified by the learned counsel affirm the statement of respondent No.2 and undertake to abide by the terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties and assure that no inconvenience will be caused to the residents of the area. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.

Consequently, FIR No.335/2016 under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC registered at PS Ashok Vihar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

MAY 16, 2018/'vn'