Bhuvesh @ Robin @ Prince v. State & ANR.

$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BHUVESH @ ROBIN @ PRINCE ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Saurabh Jhamb and Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocates.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondent Represented by:

Ms. Kamna Vohra, ASC with Ms.

Pooja Malhotra, Advocate with ASI Anand, PS Shakarpur.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 01.11.2018 1.

By this petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 906/2013 under Sections 354D/323 IPC registered at PS Shakarpur on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter.

2.

Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State on instructions submits that in the above noted FIR the petitioner is the only accused and the respondent No.2 is the only complainant/victim. 3.

Respondent No.2 who is present in Court and is identified by the Investigating Officer states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner vide the settlement deed dated 31st July, 2018, copy whereof is annexed as Annexure P-4 to the present petition. Since the petitioner has apologised

and assured that no such misbehaviour will take place in future, she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. She undertakes to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties.

4.

Petitioner who is present in Court and is identified by the learned counsel affirms the statement of respondent No.2 and undertakes to abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between. He further tenders his unqualified apology and assures that no such misbehaviour will take place in future and to show remorse he undertakes to deposit cost. 5.

In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, 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.

6.

Consequently, FIR No. 906/2013 under Sections 354D/323 IPC registered at PS Shakarpur and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed subject to the petitioner depositing cost of ₹10,000/- with the Juvenile Justice Fund maintained by the Registrar General of this Court within four weeks.

7.

Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.

8.

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

NOVEMBER 01, 2018 'yo'