Vivek Chauhan v. State & ANR.

3# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 337/2017 VIVEK CHAUHAN ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Sunil Dahiya, Advocate with petitioner in person.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Represented by:

Mr. Ashok K. Garg, APP for the State with ASI Tajinder Singh, PS Raja Garden.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 20.03.2017 By the present petition the petitioner seek quashing of FIR No. 110/2013 under Sections 323/354/509 IPC registered at PS Raja Garden Metro, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned APP for the State on instructions submits that in the above noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused and the respondent No.2 the only complainant/victim.

The Respondent No.2 Mr. Suman Lata who is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer states that since the petitioner has tendered an unqualified apology, she has forgiven him and settled the matter with the petitioner with the intervention of the relatives and friends. She further states that she does not wish to pursue the above noted FIR and the CRL.M.C. 337/2017

proceedings pursuant thereto.

Petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by learned counsel affirms the statement of respondent No. 2 and tenders his unqualified apology. He assures that no such misbehaviour will take place with anyone in future and to show remorse the petitioner agrees to deposit a cost as well. 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. 110/2013 under Sections 323/354/509 IPC registered at PS Raja Garden Metro, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed subject to the petitioner depositing a cost of ₹10,000/- with the Juvenile Justice Fund Maintained by the Registrar General of this Court within four week.

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 20, 2017 'vn'

CRL.M.C. 337/2017