Ramji Lal Chauhan v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

55# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3441/2016 RAMJI LAL CHAUHAN ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. A.K. Singh, Advocate with petitioner in person.

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

Mr. Ravi Nayak, APP for the State with SI Janak Singh, PS New Friends Colony.

Mr. Satish Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 19.09.2016 Crl. M.A. No. 14556/2016 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

CRL.M.C. 3441/2016 By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 12/2011 under Sections 420/468/471/120B IPC registered at PS New Friends Colony, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter.

Issue notice. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. Learned APP for the State on instructions from the Investigating Officers submits that in the above noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused and the respondent No.2 is the only complainant/victim in the above CRL.M.C. 3441/2016

noted FIR.

The complainant/Respondent No. 2 Mr. Krishan Avtar Pandey who is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel and the Investigating Officer states that the Petitioner and Respondent No.2/Complainant have entered into a Compromise and in terms of the settlement between the parties, he does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by the counsel affirm the statement made by respondent No.2 and states that he will abide by the terms of the settlement.

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. 12/2011 under Sections 420/468/471/120B IPC registered at PS New Friends Colony, 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.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016/'vn'

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