Manish Gupta & ANR. v. State & ANR.

$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2573/2019 & CRL.M.A. 10327/2019 MANISH GUPTA & ANR.

.... Petitioners Through:

Ms. Geeta Bharati, Adv. with the petitioners in person versus STATE & ANR.

.... Respondents Through:

Mr. Kamal Kumar Ghei, APP with ASI Mahendra and SHO Avtar Singh, PS Nand Nagri, Delhi R-2 with her uncle in person

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 14.05.2019 CRL.M.A. 10327/2019 (for exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2573/2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.248/2008, under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Nand Nagri, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

The petitioners and their counsel as well as respondent No.2 submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free

will, without any force or coercion vide a Settlement Deed dated 23.3.2019.

3.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that she is now living happily with the petitioner No.1. Respondent No.2 further submitted that she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submitted that in the interest of justice and for the welfare of the parties, as well as taking into consideration the fact that the parties are now living happily, the FIR may be quashed.

4.

The Investigating Officer ('IO'), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified the settlement arrived at between the parties. 5.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No.248/2008, under Section 363 of the IPC, registered at P.S.: Nand Nagri, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 6.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J MAY 14, 2019/rk