Prateek Chawla v. State NCT Of Delhi & ANR

44# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1642/2017 PRATEEK CHAWLA ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Anil Goel, Advocate with petitioner in person.

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

Ms. Aashaa Tiwari, APP for the State with SI Mangal Ram, PS Rajouri Garden.

Mr. Karan Babuta and Mr.

Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Advocates for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 24.04.2017 Crl. M.A. No. 6659/2017 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

CRL.M.C. 1642/2017 By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 393/2016 under Section 279 IPC registered at PS Rajouri Garden, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter. Learned APP for the State on instructions submits that in the above noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused and the respondent No.2 the CRL.M.C. 1642/2017

only complainant/victim.

Respondent No.2 is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. He states that he has settled the matter with the petitioner, who got repaired his car and does not wish to pursue the above noted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by learned counsel affirms the statement of respondent No. 2 and states that the incident happened due to heavy rush however, he assures that he will be more careful in future and undertakes to deposit cost as well. 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. 393/2016 under Section 279 IPC registered at PS Rajouri Garden, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed, subject to the petitioner depositing costs of ₹5,000/- with the Juvenile Justice Fund maintained by the Registrar General of this Court within four weeks.

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

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

APRIL 24, 2017/'vn'

CRL.M.C. 1642/2017