High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./2676/2017

Devi Ram v. State Of Delhi & ORS

2017-07-17Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2676/2017 DEVI RAM ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. A.S. Juneja, Advocate with petitioner in person.

versus STATE OF DELHI & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Aashaa Tiwari, APP for State with SI Mohd. Faizan Ghani, PS Ghazipur.

Mr. Jai Ram Garg and Mr. Ajay Goyal, Advocates with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 17.07.2017 CRL.M.A. 11103/2017 (exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exception.

Application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 2676/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.275/2011 registered under Sections 420/34 IPC at PS Ghazipur, 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 learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. He states that he has settled the matter with the petitioner for a total settlement amount of Rs.3,45,000/- CRL.M.C. 2676/2017

as per Mediation Settlement dated 11.09.2013. He further states that he has already received a sum of Rs.2,45,000/- from the petitioner and today he has received balance amount of Rs.1,00,000/- from the petitioner before this Court vide cheque no.967967 drawn on Punjab National Bank dated 04.07.2017. He further states that she has no claim whatsoever remaining against the petitioner 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 of their own free will and without any coercion, pressure, and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, 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.275/2011 registered under Sections 420/34 IPC at PS Ghazipur, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 17, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 2676/2017