Pankaj Kwatra & ORS v. State Of NCT Delhi & ANR

$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2642/2017 PANKAJ KWATRA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Abhishek Kumar with Mr. Varun Gupta, Advocates.

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

Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Vinod Kumar, CAW/East.

Mr. Ankit Gupta & Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocates for R-2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 14.07.2017 CRL.M.A. 10966/2017 (exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exception.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2642/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.56/2014 registered under Section 498-A at PS Vivek Vihar, 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 learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled CRL.M.C. 2642/2017

the matter with the petitioners with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion and does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. 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. 56/2014 registered under Section 498-A at PS Vivek Vihar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 14, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 2642/2017