Manoj Kumar v. State & ANR

$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2605/2017 MANOJ KUMAR ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate.

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

Ms. Anita Abraham, APP for State with W/SI Sunita Kumari, PS Delhi Cantt.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 13.07.2017 CRL.M.A. 10849/2017 (exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exception.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2605/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.288/2012 registered under Sections 498A/406 IPC at PS Delhi Cantt. (South-West District), 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 the matter with the petitioner with her own free will and choice without any CRL.M.C. 2605/2017

threat, pressure and coercion as per compromise deed dated 12.04.2016 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. 288/2012 registered under Sections 498A/406 IPC at PS Delhi Cantt. (South-West District), Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 13, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 2605/2017