Nand Kishore v. State & ANR

$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1959/2017 NAND KISHORE ..... Petitioner Through:

Ms. Promila, Advocate with petitioner in person.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with SI Arvind Singh, PS Mehrauli.

Mr.

Shoaib Ahmad, Advocate with respondent No.2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 25.08.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.251/2006 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 IPC registered at police station Mehrauli, 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 learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner in terms of Settlement Agreement dated 24.08.2013. She further states that 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. 1959/2017

In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and 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.251/2006 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 IPC registered at police station Mehrauli, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The present petition stands disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 25, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 1959/2017