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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./1726/2017

Neeraj @ Neeraj Bhatia & ORS. v. State & ANR.

2017-08-01Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1726/2017 NEERAJ @ NEERAJ BHATIA & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Surender Tyagi, Advocate with all petitioners are in person.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with IO/SI Prem Pal, PS Swaroop Nagar.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 01.08.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.322/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Ashok Vihar, 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 is present in Court today and is identified by the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion as per Settlement Deed dated 04.07.2016. She further submits that she has already received the entire payment from the petitioner No.1 and she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. CRL.M.C. 1726/2017 Page No.1 of 2

In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and out of their own free will and without any coercion, pressure, 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.322/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Ashok Vihar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 01, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 1726/2017 Page No.2 of 2