Anjula Hooda & ORS v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4877/2017 ANJULA HOODA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Ms. Kiran Ahlawat, Advocate with petitioner No.1 in person.

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

Mr. Akshai Malik, APP for State.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 24.11.2017 Crl.M.A. 19390/2017 (exemption) Crl.M.A. 19391/2017 (exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The applications stand disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 4877/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.0160/2017, under Sections 420/468/471/406/323/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Pashchim Vihar, 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 Settlement Agreement dated 03.11.2017.

Today petitioners No.2 to 4 are absent. They are exempted from personal appearance through Ms. Kiran Ahlawat, Advocate who is CRL.M.C. 4877/2017

representing the petitioners No.2 to 4 in the present matter and she has instructions to depose before this Court on their behalf as they have not appeared in Court today.

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 and coercion as per Settlement Agreement dated 03.11.2017 and she 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 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.0160/2017, under Sections 420/468/471/406/323/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Pashchim Vihar, New Delhi and all the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.

The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 24, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 4877/2017