High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./3337/2016

Dinesh Kumar v. State & ANR.

2016-09-09Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi2 pages

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3337/2016 DINESH KUMAR ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Satyajit Kumar Singh, Advocate versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondent Through:

Ms. Radhika Kolluru, APP with SI Arvind, PS Hauz Khas

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI

O R D E R

% 09.09.2016 Crl. M.A. No.14131/2016 Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 3337/2016 Issue notice. Notice is accepted on behalf of the State. Respondent no.2 is present in court and she accepts notice. She is identified by the IO. The petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.265/2015 under section 354A IPC registered at PS Hauz Khas against the petitioner on the complaint of respondent no.2 and the proceedings arising therefrom.

The petition is premised on a settlement stated to have been arrived at between the petitioner and respondent no.2. Respondent no.2 states that she does not wish to pursue her complaint any further on the undertaking of the petitioner that the petitioner shall not follow her or try to make any contact with her ever again.

The petitioner is present in court and he has been counselled as well as warned against any such conduct in future. The petitioner has undertaken that he shall not try to contact the complainant or go near her in any manner whatsoever and that he shall not harm her. The said undertaking is accepted. The case concerns misbehaviour and eve teasing of respondent No.2 by the petitioner. Such acts are, unfortunately, becoming more and more frequent and in particular young school and college going girls and working women are facing such harassment at the hands of men on streets and while travelling in public transport.

The charge sheet in the present case has already been filed. Considering the aforesaid circumstance, the FIR and the proceedings arising therefrom is quashed subject to the petitioner deposing costs of Rs.50,000/- with the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. Costs be deposited within a month and the receipt shall be provided to the I.O. concerned, and thereafter the case shall be quashed.

VIPIN SANGHI, J SEPTEMBER 09, 2016 sr