Shri Ravinder Kumar Meena v. State & ANR

$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 481/2019 SHRI RAVINDER KUMAR MEENA ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Siddhartha Nanwal and Mr.

Surender Chaudhary, Advocates.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondent Represented by:

Mr. Rajesh Mahajan, ASC with SI Ravinder Kumar Meena, PS Baba Haridas Nagar.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 14.02.2019 Crl.M.A. No. 3384/2019 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(CRL) 481/2019 By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 211/2018 under Sections 354D/509 IPC registered at PS Baba Haridas Nagar, 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 submits that in the above noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused and the respondent No.2 is the only complainant/ victim. Respondent No. 2 who is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner vide the Memorandum of Understanding dated 21st January, 2019, copy W.P.(CRL) 481/2019

whereof is annexed as Annexure-B of the paper book. In terms of the settlement she does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

Petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel affirms the statement of respondent No.2 and undertakes to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties. The petitioner further tenders his apology and assures that no such misbehaviour will take place in future.

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. 211/2018 under Sections 354D/509 IPC registered at PS Baba Haridas Nagar, 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.

FEBRUARY 14, 2019 'yo'

W.P.(CRL) 481/2019