Surender Singh v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

$~33 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4331/2018 SURENDER SINGH ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Ajay Khatana & Mr. Jitin Kumar, Advocates versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashish Dutta, APP with SI Rahul Kumar, PS:Laxmi Nagar, Delhi

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 23.04.2019 1.

The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.814/2013, under Sections 295(A)/504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.:Shakarpur, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

2.

The petitioner and his counsel as well as respondent No.2 submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion vide Mutual Settlement dated 2.2.2018.

3.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that since the matter has been

settled between the parties, he has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed.

4.

The Investigating Officer ('IO'), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioner as well as respondent No.2 and also verified the settlement. The IO also stated that the petitioner has no other criminal antecedents.

5.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances, the settlement arrived at between the parties and taking into consideration the age and socio-economic background of the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to give him a chance to reform and reintegrate into the society as a productive member. This Court is also of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No.814/2013, under Sections 295(A)/504 of the IPC, registered at P.S.:Shakarpur, Delhi and all the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, subject to deposit of a sum of Rs.15,000/- within two weeks by the petitioner, out of which Rs.5,000/- be deposited in the Bharat Ke Veer Corpus Fund, Rs.5,000/- in the Delhi High Court Advocates' Welfare Trust and Rs.

5,000/- in the Delhi High Court Staff Welfare Fund, SB A/c No.15530110074442 and the receipts of the deposits be filed in the Registry within three weeks. Copy of the receipts shall also be handed over to the APP through the I.O. within three weeks.

move an application for passing appropriate orders. 6.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J APRIL 23, 2019 tp