Naushad v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~33 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1871/2017 NAUSHAD ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Hitesh Kr. Bhardwaj & Mohd. Suhail, Advocates with petitioner in person.

versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for State.

Mr. Arjun Mahajan, Mr. Samarjit Pattnaik, Mr. Vikas Gogne, Mr. Rahul Tyagi & Mr.

Mridul Yadav, Advocates.

Mr. Sandeep Kathuria, AR of the company.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 12.10.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.213/2008 under Sections 63/68-A of the Copy Right Act registered at Police Station-Gandhi 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 this matter.

Respondent No. 2/AR of the company is present in Court today and is identified by his counsel. He has stated that he has settled the matter with the petitioner with his own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion.

Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. CRL.M.C. 1871/2017

Quoting the judgments of Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC Apex Court and Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466 in Crl. M. C. 1103/2016 titled as Harjeet Singh & Anr. vs. The State of NCT of Delhi & Anr, the Coordinate Bench of this Court has quashed the case FIR wherein the offences under Sections of the Trademark Act and Copyright Act were involved.

Keeping in view the facts, decision rendered by the other bench of this Court and 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. 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.213/2008 under Sections 63/68-A of the Copy Right Act registered at Police Station-Gandhi Nagar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of Court Master.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J OCTOBER 12, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 1871/2017