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High Court of DelhiW.P.(CRL)/3059/2018

Mahender Singh Yadav v. State & ANR

2018-12-03Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta2 pages

$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3059/2018 MAHENDER SINGH YADAV ... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr.Brijender S. Dhull, Advocate versus STATE & ANR ... Respondents Represented by:

Ms.Kamna Vohra, ASC for the State SI Hukam Chand, PS Mehrauli Mr.Sunil Fernandes, Standing Counsel for BSES, RPL with Ms.Anju Thomas and Mr.Arnav Vidyarthi, Advocate for respondent No.2/BSES Mr.Pradeep Baisoya, Assistant Manager (Legal), Authorized

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 03.12.2018 By this petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.824/2015 under Section 135 of Indian Electricity Act, registered at PS Mehrauli, Delhi on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings on the ground that the petitioner and respondent No.2 have settled the matter. Mr.Pradeep Basoya, Assistant Manager (Legal) and Authorized Representative of respondent No.2 is present in Court and is duly identified by the counsel. He states that the petitioner being the owner of the premises W.P.(CRL) 3059/2018

has settled all claims of the electricity dues towards the said premises and thus the respondent No.2 does not wish to pursue the above noted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

In view of the statement of Authorized Representative of respondent No.2, 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.824/2015 under Section 135 of Indian Electricity Act, registered at PS Mehrauli, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

Petitioner and Mr.Pradeep Basoya, Assistant Manager (Legal) and Authorized Representative of respondent No.2, duly identified by their respective counsel have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

DECEMBER 03, 2018 'rk'

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