High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./3739/2017

Smt Nahida Hashmi & ANR. v. State & ANR.

2017-09-13Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3739/2017 & Crl.M.A. No.15184/2017 (stay) SMT NAHIDA HASHMI & ANR.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Changhez Khan and Ms. Rita Dey, Advocates with petitioner No.1 in person.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with SI Shri Gopal, PS Shakarpur.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 13.09.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.182/2017 under Sections 452/323/506/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Shakarpur, 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 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 and coercion. She further states that she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. The petitioner No.1 submits that she has been authorized by her sister Smt. Shabana Hashmi/petitioner No.2 to depose and make statement before the Court vide Special Power of Attorney dated 16.08.2017 which is already on record. The petitioner No.2 is exempted.

Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. CRL.M.C. 3739/2017

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. 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.182/2017 under Sections 452/323/506/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Shakarpur, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 3739/2017