Baljeet Walia & ORS v. State & ANR

$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 2815/2017 BALJEET WALIA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Satinder Singh Mathur & Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocates with petitioners are present in person except petitioner No.2 who is permanently exempted through counsel.

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

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with SI Jitender Kumar, PS Govind Puri.

Respondent No.2 in person with Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 24.07.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.329/2013 registered under Sections 498-A/34 IPC at P.S. Govind Puri, 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 Nos.2 is present in Court today and is identified by the learned counsel. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners with their 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.

CRL.M.C. 2815/2017

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. 329/2013 registered under Sections 498-A/34 IPC at P.S. Govind Puri, New Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 24, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 2815/2017