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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./2864/2019

Prem Kumar & ANR v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

2019-07-26Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Chander Shekhar2 pages

$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2864/2019 PREM KUMAR & ANR ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Amit Chawla, Advocate versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Raghuvinder Verma, APP Mr. Swadesh Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 26.07.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.187/2016, under Sections 498-A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 („IPC‟), registered at P.S.: CWC, Nanakpura, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom. 2.

The petitioners and respondent No.2 as well as their respective counsel submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion vide Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed on 28.3.2019. 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that, as per the annexure, attached with the Compromise-cum-Settlement Deed, some articles have already been returned by the petitioners to the respondent No.2 and the rest of items are being returned today.

4.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that since nothing remains to be paid by the petitioners or recovered from them, she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed.

5.

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. 6.

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.187/2016, under Sections 498A/406/34 of the IPC, registered at P.S.: CWC, Nanakpura, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 7.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J JULY 26, 2019 tp