Satbir Singh v. State & ANR

36# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2252/2017 SATBIR SINGH ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Anil K. Basoya, Mr.

Jitender Chaudhary and Mr.

Abhay Verma, Advocates with petitioner in person.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Represented by:

Mr. Rajesh Mahajan, Additional Standing Counsel for State with SI Nagender Nagar, PS Sarita Vihar.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 08.02.2018 Crl. M.A. No. 12735/2017 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(CRL) 2252/2017 By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 329/2014 under Section 420 IPC registered at PS Sarita 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 Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused person and the respondent No. 2 is the only complainant/victim.

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Respondent No. 2 is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer. He states that he has settled the matter with the petitioner and has received the entire payment as also recorded before the learned Trial Court vide order dated 20th July, 2017 pursuant whereof bail was granted to the petitioner. He states that he does not wish to pursue the above-noted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto and he will abide by the terms of the settlement.

The petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel affirms the statement of respondent No.2 and undertakes to abide by the terms of the settlement.

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, 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. 329/2014 under Section 420 IPC registered at PS Sarita Vihar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

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