Saurabh Banerjee v. State (NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4647/2017 & Crl.M.A. No.18524/2017 SAURABH BANERJEE ..... Petitioner Through:

Ms. Radhika, Advocate with petitioner in person.

versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondents Through:

APP for State (appearance not given) with SI Pradeep Kumar, PS K.M. Pur.

Mr. Vikram Gujral, Advocate with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 13.11.2017 In view of order dated 13.11.2017 of the Acting Chief Justice the case has been assigned to this court from the Court of Anu Malhotra, J. as she is on leave today.

The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.227/2010 registered at Police Station-Kotla Mubarak Pur, for the offences punishable U/s 498-A/406/34 IPC, 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 learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion and she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. CRL.M.C. 4647/2017

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.227/2010 registered at Police Station-Kotla Mubarak Pur, for the offences punishable U/s 498-A/406/34 IPC, and all the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of along with pending application. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 13, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 4647/2017