Kamal Arora & ANR v. State & ANR

+$~38 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4802/2017 KAMAL ARORA & ANR ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. Vijay Joshi and Ms. Rashi Singhal, Advocates with both petitioners in person.

versus STATE & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ashok Kr. Garg, APP for State with SI Arun Kumar, PS IGI Airport.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 21.11.2017 Crl. M.A.No.19147/2017 (exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 4802/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.70/2017, under Section 420/120-B IPC registered at Police Station-IGI Airport, 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.

Respondent No.2 is present in Court today and is identified by the Investigating Officer. He states that he has settled the matter with the petitioners with his own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion as per the Settlement Agreement dated 08.03.2017 and he does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.

CRL.M.C. 4802/2017

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.70/2017, under Section 420/120-B IPC registered at Police Station-IGI Airport, New Delhi and all the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 21, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 4802/2017