Pardeep Bansal v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ORS

$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3196/2017 PARDEEP BANSAL ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr.M.K.Gahlaut, Adv.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mr.Mukesh Kumar, APP for the State/R-1 with ASI Pratap Singh from police station-Lahori Gate.

Mr.Utsav Pandey, Adv. for R-2 & 3.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 17.08.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.293/2015 for the offence punishable under Section 365 IPC registered at Police Station-Lahori Gate, 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 and 3 are present in Court today and are identified by counsel and the Investigating Officer. They state that they have settled the matter with the petitioner of free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion.

Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences voluntarily and of their own free will and without any coercion, pressure, and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the CRL.M.C. 3196/2017

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.293/2015 for the offence punishable under Section 365 IPC registered at Police Station-Lahori Gate, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The present petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 17, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 3196/2017