Kunal Chawla v. State ( Govt Of NCT Of Delhi ) & ANR

$~73 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5002/2017 & Crl.M.A.No.19792/2017 KUNAL CHAWLA ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr.Vivek Sandhu, Adv.

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

Mr.Amit Ahlawat, APP for State / respondent No.1 with ASI Ramzan Khan from PS-Krishna Nagar.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 30.11.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.671/2015 registered at Police Station-Krishna Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable U/s 498-A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short 'IPC') 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 and she has been residing with the petitioners happily. Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. CRL.M.C. 5002/2017

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.671/2015 registered at Police Station-Krishna Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable U/s 498-A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short 'IPC') and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition alongwith pending application is disposed of. SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 30, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 5002/2017