Vijay Kaushik & ORS v. State & ANR

$~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1796/2017 VIJAY KAUSHIK & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate with petitioners are in person.

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

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with Investigating Officer.

Ms. Varsha Choudhary, Advocate for R-2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 25.07.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.82/2013 registered under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Mianwali Nagar, 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 petitioners with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion as per Mediation Order dated 07.11.2016 and does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. CRL.M.C.1796/2017

In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and out 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.82/2013 registered under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC at P.S. Mianwali Nagar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 25, 2017 afa CRL.M.C.1796/2017