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High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./5508/2018

Francis Gill & ANR. v. State & ANR.

2019-09-19Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Chander Shekhar2 pages

$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5508/2018 FRANCIS GILL & ANR.

..... Petitioners Through Mr. Arvind Vashistha, Advocate.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through Mr. Amit Chadha, APP with SI Anita Kumari, PS IGI Airport.

Mr. Siddhant Tyagi and Mr.

Harish Bhardwaj, Advocate for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 19.09.2019 1.

Issue notice.

2.

Notice is accepted by the learned APP for the State as well as by the respondent No.2.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that one FIR No. 94/2017 under Sections 354/354A/506 IPC registered at PS IGI Airport, New Delhi was quashed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide the judgment dated 16th October, 2018. Copy of the same is placed on record.

4.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No. 93

/2017, under Sections 354/354A/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'), registered at P.S.: IGI Airport, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom.

5.

The petitioners and respondent No.2 as well as their respective counsel submitted that the parties have settled their disputes on their own free will, without any force or coercion vide the Deed of Settlement/MOU dated 1st October, 2018.

6.

Respondent No.2, who is present in Court, has reiterated the aforesaid facts and submitted that she has no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed.

7.

The Investigating Officer ('IO'), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified the settlement arrived at between the parties. 8.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No. 93/2017, under Sections 354/354B/506 of the IPC registered at P.S.: IGI Airport Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9.

Petition is disposed of in above terms.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 yo