Deepak & ORS v. Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~46 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4523/2017 & Crl.M.A.No.18060/2017 DEEPAK & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.Ashok Tobria and Mr.Pradeep Kumar Pathak, Advs.

with Petitioners in person.

versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Ms.Anita Abraham, APP for State/respondent No.1 with SI Sumedha from P.S.Jahangir Puri.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 06.11.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.18/2012 registered at Police Station-CAW Cell Nanakpura, for the offences punishable U/s 498-A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 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 of free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion. As per clause 7 of the Memorandum of Settlement, the petitioners were required to pay a sum of ₹1,00,000/- to the respondent No. 2 at the time of quashing the FIR. She states that she has no claim whatsoever remaining CRL.M.C. 4523/2017

against the petitioner and 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 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.18/2012 registered at Police Station-CAW Cell Nanakpura, for the offences punishable U/s 498-A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition alongwith pending application is disposed of. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 06, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 4523/2017