Joginder Sharma @ Joginder Devgan v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4513/2017 & Crl.M.A.No.18028/2017 (exemption) JOGINDER SHARMA @ JOGINDER DEVGAN ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr.Bhupinder Mehtani, Adv. with Petitioners in person.

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

Mr.Akshai Malik, APP for State/respondent No.1.

Mr.Pankaj Rehani, Adv. for R-2 with 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.205/2014 registered at Police Station-Subzi Mandi, 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 Settlement, the petitioners were required to pay a sum of ₹4,00,000/- to the respondent No. 2 at the time of quashing the FIR. She states that she CRL.M.C. 4513/2017

has no claim whatsoever remaining 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.205/2014 registered at Police Station-Subzi Mandi, 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. 4513/2017