Babu Lal v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~33 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1109/2018 and Crl.M.A. No. 6806/2018 BABU LAL ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Ranjay Kumar Ranjit, Advocate.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondent Represented by:

Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, ASC with Mr.

Piyush Singhal, Advocate for the State with SI Sheel Kumar, PS Kalkaji.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 18.02.2019 By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 758/2007 under Sections 177/181/419/420/468/120B IPC registered at PS Kalkaji, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions submits that in the above noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused and the respondent No.2 is the only complainant/ victim. Respondent No. 2 who is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner before the Mediation Centre, Saket Courts on 26th August, 2017, copy whereof is annexed as Annexure-B to the present petition. In terms of the W.P.(CRL) 1109/2018

settlement she does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

Petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel affirms the statement of respondent No.2 and undertakes to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties. 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.

758/2007 under Sections 177/181/419/420/468/120B IPC registered at PS Kalkaji, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

Petition and application are disposed of. Order dasti. MUKTA GUPTA, J.

FEBRUARY 18, 2019 'yo'

W.P.(CRL) 1109/2018