Ravi Kant & ORS v. State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ORS

$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4425/2017 RAVI KANT & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Devinder Choudhury, Advocate with all three petitioners in person.

versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, 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

% 01.11.2017 Crl. M. A. No. 17776/2017 (Exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to just exceptions. Application stands disposed of.

Crl. M. C. 4425/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.647/2013 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Shakarpur, New 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 Memorandum of Understanding/Compromise Deed dated 19.04.2017. Notice. Learned APP for the State accepts notice. Respondent No. 2 is present in Court today and is identified by the learned counsel. 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. 4425/2017

and coercion as per the Memorandum of Understanding/Compromise Deed dated 19.04.2017 and she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. Petitioner No. 1 and respondent No. 2 are residing together.

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.647/2013 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at Police StationShakarpur, New Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 01, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 4425/2017