Rameshwar Dubey v. The State & ANR

$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2722/2017 RAMESHWAR DUBEY ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Sushil Kr. Sharma & Ms. Jyoti Kr.

Mishra, Advocates with petitioner in person.

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

Ms. Aashaa Tiwari, APP for State with SI S.K. Singh, PS F.P. Beri.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 19.07.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.302/2014 registered under Section 31 of Domestic Violence Act, 2005 at PS Fatehpur Beri, 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 Nos.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 petitioner with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion as per Settlement Deed/Compromise Deed dated 16.03.2015 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. 2722/2017

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. 302/2014 registered under Section 31 of Domestic Violence Act, 2005 at PS Fatehpur Beri, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 19, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 2722/2017