Dishant Khanna v. The State (Govt.Of NCT Delhi) & ANR.
$~29 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6560/2022 DISHANT KHANNA .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Ujjwal Puri, Mr. Abhay Kumar, Ms. Sonam Dixit and Ms. Krishna Arora, Advocates versus THE STATE (GOVT.OF NCT DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI R.N. Ashang, P.S.
Cyber, NWD
CORAM:
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
O R D E R
% 15.04.2025 1.
By way of the instant petition, the petitioner is seeking quashing of the FIR bearing No. 52/2022, registered at Police Station Cyber Cell (North District), Delhi for offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter 'IPC').
2.
Briefly stated, both the parties are the residents of the same vicinity. It is stated that due to miscommunication between the parties, a complaint was filed by respondent no. 2 against the petitioner, which culminated into the present FIR. Upon investigation, the petitioner herein was arrested on 16.09.2022 and later on, he was granted bail from the learned Sessions Court. With the intervention of respectable persons of the society and common friends, the parties have amicably and voluntarily settled all their disputes and differences vide Compromise Deed dated 25.09.2022. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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Issue Notice. Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State.
4.
Vide order dated 07.12.2022, the learned Predecessor of this Bench had recorded that "...Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State submits that the present is a cyber crime where not only the complainant but several other persons may also have been cheated...' On the said date, it was also observed that the parties are exempted from appearance on the next date of hearing.
5.
On instructions from the IO, who was present before this Court, the learned APP for the State submits that there is no other case pending against the petitioner.
6.
On a query made by this Court, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.2 has categorically stated that respondent no. 2 has entered into compromise out of his own free will and without any pressure, coercion or threat. It is also stated that with the intervention of friends and relatives, the petitioner has settled the matter with respondent no. 2. Moreover, respondent no. 2 has left with no grievance against the petitioner. He further states that respondent no. 2 has no objection, if the FIR is quashed.
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In view of the above, the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, and without any coercion. This Court believes that no useful purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.
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Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 52/2022, registered at Police Station Cyber Cell, North District, Delhi, on 10.09.2022 for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, subject to the petitioner depositing cost of Rs.25,000/- with the Advocates Welfare Fund, Rohini Courts, Delhi within a period of ten days. Receipt thereof be filed before the Registry of this Court. 9.
The petition stands disposed of.
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The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J APRIL 15, 2025/ns Click here to check corrigendum, if any The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.