Charanjeet Singh @ Sonu & ORS v. The State & ANR

$~30 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3793/2017 & Crl.M.A.No.15354/2017 CHARANJEET SINGH @ SONU & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.K.K.Malhotra, Adv.

with Petitioners in person.

versus THE STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr.Mukesh Kumar, APP for State with IO from police station-Khyala.

Mr.Gajender Sharma and Mr.R.B.Upadhyay, Advs. for R-2 to 4 with R-2 to 4 are in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 15.09.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No. 271/2014 under Sections 323/341/325/308/34 IPC registered at PS-Khyala, 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 to 4 are present in Court today and are identified by the counsel and the Investigating Officer. They state that they have settled the matter with the petitioners in terms of Settlement/Agreement dated 21.10.2016. As per clause 3 of said Settlement/Agreement, the petitioners were required to pay a sum of ₹1,20,000/- to the respondent No. 2 to 4 at the time of quashing the FIR. They state that they have no claim CRL.M.C. 3793/2017

whatsoever remaining against the petitioners and do not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. 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, 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. Consequently, FIR No. 271/2014 under Sections 323/341/325/308/34 IPC registered at PS-Khyala, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition alongwith application is disposed of. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 3793/2017