Adarsh Raj & ANR v. State & ANR

$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1746/2017 & Crl.M.A.No. 7116/2017 (delay in re-filing) ADARSH RAJ & ANR ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.Ajit Sharma, Advocate.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr.Rajni Gupta, APP for the State with SI B.Goswami.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 16.08.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.1377/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 323/354A/34 IPC registered at police station-Meharauli, Delhi on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that a compromise/settlement has been arrived at between the parties in the matter.

Respondent No.2 and victim, namely, Smt.Sukhiya Devi are present in Court today and are identified by counsel and the Investigating Officer. They state that they have settled the matter with the petitioners of free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion. Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and of their own free will and without any coercion, pressure, and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the CRL.M.C. 1746/2017

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.1377/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 323/354A/34 IPC registered at police station-Meharauli, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition alongwith pending application, is disposed of. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 16, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 1746/2017