Sh. Harjeet Singh Chadha v. The State & ANR.

$~46 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2055/2018 SH. HARJEET SINGH CHADHA ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr.H.S.Arora and Mr. Rajender Kumar, Advocates.

versus THE STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Represented by:

Mr.Rajesh Mahajan, ASC for the State with Ms.Jyoti Babbar, Advocate and SI Nitin Nawani, PS Paharganj

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 13.07.2018 Crl.M.A.No.12480/2018 Allowed subject to just exceptions.

W.P.(Crl.) No.2055/2018 1.

By the present petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.591/2014 under Sections 406/420 IPC registered at PS Paharganj on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. 2.

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. 3.

Respondent No.2 who is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer states that he has settled the matter with the petitioner W.P.(CRL) 2055/2018

in terms of the agreement dated 11th May, 2015, copy whereof is annexed as Annexure-B to the present petition. As per the settlement, the respondent No.2 has received a total sum of ₹5 lakhs in lieu of his claim towards the petitioner and has no claim whatsoever remaining against the petitioner. In terms of the settlement respondent No.2 does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto and undertakes to abide by the terms of settlement.

4.

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.

5.

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.

6.

Consequently, FIR No.591/2014 under Sections 406/420 IPC registered at PS Paharganj and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

7.

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

8.

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

JULY 13, 2018/mamta W.P.(CRL) 2055/2018