Chandraveer & ANR v. The State ( Govt Of NCT Of Delhi ) & ANR

53# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CHANDRAVEER & ANR ..... Petitioners Represented by:

Mr. Saurabh Jhamb, Advocate with petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR..... Respondents Represented by:

Ms. Suman Saharan, Advocate for Mr. R.S. Kundu, Additional Standing Counsel for State with SI Sonu Siwach, PS Timarpur.

Mr. Bharat Sharma and Mr.

Mohd. Hashif, Advocates for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 27.04.2018 By the present petition, petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.350/2017 under Sections 354/506/34 IPC registered at PS Timarpur, Delhi on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned proxy counsel for learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR the two petitioners are the only accused and the respondent No. 2 the complainant/victim.

Respondent No. 2 is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners vide Settlement Deed dated 12th March, 2018 as the petitioners have apologised and assured that they will not misbehave in future. In terms of the settlement she does not wish to pursue the abovenoted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. The petitioners who are present in Court and are identified by the learned counsel affirm the statement of respondent No.2 and undertake to abide by the terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties vide Settlement Deed Dated 12th March, 2018, copy whereof is annexed as Annexure -B to the present petition and have also apologised to the respondent No.2 for their act. Petitioners also assure that they will not indulge in any misbehaviour in future and to show remorse petitioners undertake to deposit costs also.

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.350/2017 under Sections 354/506/34 IPC registered at PS Timarpur, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed subject to the petitioner depositing cost of ₹10,000/- each with the Juvenile Justice Fund maintained by the Registrar General of this Court within three weeks.

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

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

APRIL 27, 2018 'vn'