High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./2628/2017

Sunil & ORS v. The State

2017-08-17Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2628/2017 & Crl.M.A.No.10938/2017 (stay) SUNIL & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.Abhishek Rai, Adv.

versus THE STATE ..... Respondent Through:

Mr.Akshai Malik, APP for the State with SI Sunil Kumar from police station-Govind Puri, New Delhi

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 17.08.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners (including Smt.Ranjana) seeking quashing of FIR No.74/2014 for the offences punishable under Sections 325/506/34 IPC registered at Police StationGovind Puri, 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 counsel and the Investigating Officer. He states that he has settled the matter with the petitioners of free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion.

Statements of the two petitioners, namely, Sunil and Smt. Sandhya and respondent No.2, namely, Pramod Kumar have been recorded separately.

In view of the fact that the parties (petitioner Nos.1 & 2 and respondent No.2) have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and CRL.M.C. 2628/2017

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.74/2014 for the offences punishable under Sections 325/506/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Govind Puri, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed qua Petitioner Nos.1 and 2 namely, Sunil and Smt. Sandhya.

Proceedings against Petitioner No.3 be kept alive in the Trial Court.

The petition alongwith pending application, is disposed of. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 17, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 2628/2017