Ram Krishan v. State & ANR.

46# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + RAM KRISHAN ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Navin Sharma and Mr.

U.R. Bokadia, Advocates with petitioner in person.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Represented by:

Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with SI Puneet Grewal, PS Ashok Vihar.

Mr. Atul Agarwal, Advocate for the respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 27.02.2017 Crl. M.A. No. 3262/2017 (delay in refiling) For the reasons stated in the application delay of 12 days in refiling the petition is condoned.

Application is disposed of.

By the present petition the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 274/2013 under Sections 354/341/509/506 IPC registered at PS Ashok Vihar, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter.

Learned APP for the State on instructions from the Investigating Officer submits that in the above noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused and the respondent No. 2 the only complainant/victim. The complainant/Respondent No. 2 Ms. Neha Singh, who is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel and the Investigating Officer states that since the petitioner has apologised to her and assured that no such misbehaviour will take place in future, she has settled the matter with the petitioner. She states that she does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by learned counsel affirms the statement of respondent No.2 and tenders his unqualified apology and assures that there will be no misbehaviour in future.

In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather it would be an abuse of the process of the Court, thus 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. 274/2013 under Sections 354/341/509/506 IPC registered at PS Ashok Vihar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed, subject to the petitioner depositing a sum of ₹10,000/- with the Delhi High Court Staff Welfare Fund within four weeks.

Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

The petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

FEBRUARY 27, 2017/'vn'