High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./3068/2017

Satpal Singh v. State Gnct Delhi & ANR

2017-08-09Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3068/2017 & Crl.M.A.12712/2017 SATPAL SINGH ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Amit Rana, Advocate with petitioner in person.

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

Ms. Anita Abraham, APP for State with SI Dinesh Kumar, PS Nihal Vihar.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 09.08.2017 Crl.M.A.No.12711/2017 (exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 3068/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.441/2013 registered under Sections 420/467/468/471/34 IPC at PS Nihal Vihar, New 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 the Investigating Officer. He states that he has settled the matter with the petitioner with his own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and CRL.M.C. 3068/2017

coercion. He further submits that he has received Rs.15,00,000/- from the petitioner on 14.04.2014 and he 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.441/2013 registered under Sections 420/467/468/471/34 IPC at PS Nihal Vihar, New Delhi, and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 09, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 3068/2017