Harinder Bhati & ORS v. State & ANR

$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 330/2017 HARINDER BHATI & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.Vijay Kishore Sharma, Adv. with Petitioner Nos.1 to 3.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr.Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with SI Bharm Singh from police station-Farsh Bazar, for R-1.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 21.08.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.989/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 423/468/471/120B IPC registered at Police Station-Farsh Bazar, Delhi on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that a compromise/settlement has been arrived at between the parties in the matter.

Respondent No. 2 is present in Court today and is identified by the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners of free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion. Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and of their own free will and without any coercion, CRL.M.C. 330/2017

pressure, 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.989/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 423/468/471/120B IPC registered at Police Station-Farsh Bazar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 21, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 330/2017