High Court of DelhiW.P.(CRL)/959/2019

Arun Gogia & ORS. v. State & ORS.

2019-04-03Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 959/2019 ARUN GOGIA & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Rachit Gupta and Mr. Zishaan Iskandari, Advocates with petitioners in person.

versus STATE & ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Kamna Vohra, ASC for the State with SI Kamlesh Kumar, PS-DBG Road.

Ms. Shreya V. Mehra and Ms. Megha Nath, Advocates with respondent No. 2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 03.04.2019 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of the FIR No. 90/2018 under Sections 498A/506/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station - DBG Road, Delhi on the complaint of respondent No.2 on the ground that both the parties have arrived at a compromise/settlement amicably.

All the petitioners and respondent No. 2 are present in Court today and have been identified by the learned counsel for the petitioners and Investigating Officer, respectively. Respondent No.2 states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion and agreed to accept Rs.35,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty Five Lac Only) from the petitioners towards all her claims. She further states that she has already received Rs.25,00,000/- (Rupees Twentyw Five Lac Only) from the petitioner. Today, she has received the balance amount of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lac Only) from the petitioners through a Demand Draft No. 637010 dated 02.01.2019 drawn on Kotak Mahindra Bank, Saket, Delhi. Respondent No. 2 submits that she does wish to pursue the aboveWmentioned FIR and the proceedings thereto.

Keeping in view the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and out of their own free will and without any coercion, pressure, 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. FIR No. 90/2018 under Sections 498A/506/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station - DBG Road, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition stands disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J APRIL 03, 2019 gr Petitioner No. 1 Respondent No. 2 Petitioner No. 2 Petitioner No. 3 Petitioner No. 4