Vickey Kumar Shah v. The State & ANR

$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 1624/2016 VICKEY KUMAR SHAH ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. B.K. Shahi, Adv.

versus THE STATE & ANR ..... Respondent Represented by:

Mr. Sanjay Lao, ASC with SI Bansi Lal PS Mehrauli.

Mr. Ram Naresh, Adv. For R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 03.10.2016 By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 681/2016 under Sections 354D/506/509 IPC registered at PS Mehrauli, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 on the ground that the parties have settled the matter.

Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR petitioner is the only accused and respondent No.2 the only complainant/ victim. Respondent No. 2 is present in Court and is identified by the counsel and the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner and both of whom are now living cordially. She states that she W.P.(CRL) 1624/2016

does not wish 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. 681/2016 under Sections 354D/506/509 IPC registered at PS Mehrauli, 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.

OCTOBER 03, 2016 'ga'

W.P.(CRL) 1624/2016