High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./3830/2017

Prem Pal v. State & ORS

2017-09-18Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 3830/2017 PREM PAL ..... Petitioner Through:

Ms. Meghna Kar, Advocate with petitioner in person.

versus STATE & ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for State with ASI V.P.Chauhan, PS- Greater Kailash-1, New Delhi Ms. Nachiketa Chowdhary, Advocate with R-2 Person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 18.09.2017 Crl. M. A. 15492/2017 (Exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to just exceptions. Application stands disposed of.

Crl. M. C. 3830/2017 and Crl. M. A. 15491/2017 (Stay) The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.551/2015 under Sections 354/354D/509 IPC registered at Police Station-Greater Kailash-1, 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 06.06.2017 recorded before the Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi.

CRL.M.C. 3830/2017

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 submits that 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.551/2015 under Sections 354/354D/509 IPC registered at Police StationGreater Kailash-1, Delhi, and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition along with pending application is disposed of. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 gr/rd CRL.M.C. 3830/2017