Anil Ahuja v. State & ANR.
$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4090/2019 ANIL AHUJA ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Tom Joseph and Mr. Pratap Kumar Pattanaik, Advocates.
versus STATE & ANR.
..... Respondents Through Mr. Raghuvinder Verma, APP for the State.
Mr. Rajesh Khari and Mr. M.K.
Khanna, Advocates for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR
O R D E R
% 19.09.2019 CRL.M.A. 33891/2019 (Exemption) 1.
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2.
Application is disposed of.
CRL.M.C. 4090/2019 1.
Issue notice.
2.
Notice is accepted by the learned APP for the State as well as by the respondent No.2.
3.
The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No. 434/2016, under Sections 354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: Amar Colony, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.
4.
The petitioner 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 the compromise deed dated 19th February, 2019.
5.
Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that since the matter stands settled, she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed.
6.
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. 7.
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. 434/2016, under Section 354A of the IPC registered at P.S.: Amar Colony Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 8.
Petition is disposed of in above terms.
CHANDER SHEKHAR, J SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 yo