Pawan & ANR. v. State & ANR.
$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3304/2017 PAWAN & ANR.
..... Petitioners Through:
Ms. M.C. Premi, Advocate with both petitioners in person.
versus STATE & ANR.
..... Respondents Through:
Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with SI Sandeep Kumar, PS Palam Village.
Respondent No.2 in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL
O R D E R
% 22.08.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.178/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station-Palam Village, 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. She has been 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 and coercion as per terms and conditions of Settlement/Memo of Compromise dated 09.09.2015. She further submits that she is staying with the petitioner No.1. She further submits that she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. CRL.M.C. 3304/2017
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 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.178/2015 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station-Palam Village, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.
The petition is disposed of.
Copy of this order be given dasti under the signature of Court Master. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J AUGUST 22, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 3304/2017