High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./3548/2017

Shri Kamal & ORS v. The State & ANR

2017-09-04Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~46 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3548/2017 SHRI KAMAL & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Ms.

Ravinder Kaur, Advocate with petitioners.

versus THE STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashok Kumar Garg, APP for the State.

Respondent No. 2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 04.09.2017 Crl. M. A. No. 14449/2017 (Exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to just exception. Application stands disposed of.

Crl. M. C. No. 3548/2017 and Crl. M. A. No. 14448/2017 (Stay) The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.293/2014 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Ranhola, 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 terms of the Settlement Deed dated 02.11.2016.

Respondent No.2 is present in Court today and is 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 CRL.M.C. 3548/2017

and coercion. She further submits that she is living with the petitioner No. 1 and she does 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 out 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.293/2014 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police StationRanhola, Delhi, and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition along with pending application is disposed of. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J SEPTEMBER 04, 2017 gr CRL.M.C. 3548/2017