Mohd Shahid & ORS v. State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS

$~28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3016/2017 MOHD SHAHID & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. S.S. Dogra, Advocate with all three petitioners are in person.

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

Ms. Anita Abraham, APP for State with ASI Kanwarpal, PS Hauz Qazi.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 04.08.2017 Crl.M.A.No.12485/2017 (exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stand disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 3016/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.224/2016 for the offences punishable under Sections 354/354B/509/341/451 IPC registered at Police Station-Hauz Quazi, 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. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioners with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure CRL.M.C. 3016/2017

and coercion as per Compromise Deed dated 30.05.2017. She further submits that she 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.224/2016 for the offences punishable under Sections 354/354B/509/341/451 IPC registered at Police Station-Hauz Quazi, New Delhi, and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 04, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 3016/2017