High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./4411/2017

Pushpdeep Singh & ORS v. State & ANR

2017-10-31Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~42 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4411/2017 PUSHPDEEP SINGH & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Manish Kapoor, Advocate with petitioners in person.

versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with SI Veena, PS-Keshav Puram.

Ms. Meera Kaur Patel and Ms. Geeta Verma, Advocates for the respondent No. 2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 31.10.2017 Crl. M. A. No. 17674/2017 (Exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to just exceptions. Application stands disposed of.

Crl. M. C. 4411/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No. 364/2016 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police StationKeshav Puram, Delhi on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have amicably settled their disputes as per the terms & conditions of the Settlement/Agreement recorded on 23.07.2016 before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Courts, Delhi. Notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice. 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 as per the terms and conditions of the Settlement/Agreement recorded on 23.07.2016

before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Rohini District Courts, Delhi and she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Today, petitioners have paid the balance amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) to the complainant/respondent No. 2 through to the complainant/respondent No. 2 through Manager's Cheque No. 011362 dated 27.10.2017 against all her claims. Parties undertake to abide by the terms of the aforesaid Settlement/Agreement.

Petitioner No. 4/Kavleen Kaur is not present today. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has instructions to withdraw the present case on her behalf.

Statements of the parties and counsel for the petitioner 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. 364/2016 under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Keshav Puram, Delhi, and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J OCTOBER 31, 2017 / gr