Hardeep Singh & ANR. v. The State & ANR.

$~41 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3089/2017 HARDEEP SINGH & ANR.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. B. Singh, Advocate with two petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with SI Naveen, PS Sabzi Mandi.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 09.08.2017 Crl.M.A.No.12775/2017 (exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 3089/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.74/2014 registered under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC at PS Subzi Mandi, 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. A photocopy of her Adhar Card is taken on record. 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. 3089/2017

and coercion as per Mediation Order dated 09.09.2016. 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.74/2014 registered under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC at PS Subzi Mandi, New Delhi, and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 09, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 3089/2017