Rashid Ali v. The State Through Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1102/2016 RASHID ALI ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Subhash Chandra, Mr.

Rajeev Kumar, Mr. Ashutosh Goel, Advs.

versus THE STATE REPRESENTED BY:

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondent Represented by:

Mr. Avi Singh, ASC with Ms.S.Anand, Adv. with SI Gaurav PS Seema Puri.

R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 15.07.2016 By the present petition, the Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 1178/2014 under Sections 354/509/34 IPC registered at PS Seema Puri, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 Ms. Shabana. Learned counsel for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer states that besides the Petitioner there is no other accused involved in the FIR and besides Respondent No. 2 there is no other complainant/victim.

Respondent No.2 is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the Petitioner and in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties, she W.P.(CRL) 1102/2016

do not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

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, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, 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. 1178/2014 under Sections 354/509/34 IPC registered at PS Seema Puri, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

The petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

JULY 15, 2016 'ga'

W.P.(CRL) 1102/2016