Nayan Daneshra v. State & ANR

$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1716/2017 NAYAN DANESHRA ..... Petitioner Through:

Ms.

Vinita Raghav, Advocate with petitioner in person.

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

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with IO W/ASI Roshni Sharma, PS CWC Nanakpura.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 27.07.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.148/2013 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 IPC at Police Station-CWC Nanakpura, 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 Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner for a total settlement amount of Rs.9,00,000/- with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion. She further states that she has already received the part settlement amount of Rs.8,00,000/- from the petitioner and today she has received the balance amount of Rs.1,00,000/- from the petitioner. She further states that she has no claim CRL.M.C. 1716 /2017

whatsoever remaining against the petitioner and does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. 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, 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.148/2013 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 IPC at Police Station-CWC Nanakpura, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 27, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 1716 /2017