Kripal Singh v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS

$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + KRIPAL SINGH ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. R.K. Gupta, Adv.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS ..... Respondent Represented by:

Ms. Nandita Rao, ASC with Ms. Srilina Roy, Adv. with SI Ranbir Singh, PS New Ashok Nagar.

Mr. Ram Kishan Gupta, Adv.

for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 09.03.2018 By the present petition the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 170/2017 under Sections 323/341/506 IPC registered at PS New Ashok 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 from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR the three petitioners are the only accused and respondent No.2 the only complainant/ victim.

Respondent No. 2 is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts on 21st August, 2017. Pursuant to the settlement the respondent No.2 has rejoined the company of petitioner No.1 at the matrimonial home with the petitioners No.2 and 3 and the two minor children. She states that she has now no grievance and does not wish to pursue the above-noted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. She further undertakes to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties. Petitioners who are present in Court are identified by the learned counsel affirm the statement of respondent No.

2 and undertakes to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts on 21st August, 2017. 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, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, 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. 170/2017 under Sections 323/341/506 IPC registered at PS New Ashok 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.

MARCH 09, 2018 'ga'