High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./4992/2017

Vishal Kharbanda v. State Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

2017-11-30Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 4992/2017 VISHAL KHARBANDA ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rahul Rajput, Advocate with petitioner in person.

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

Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State with Insp.

Jagdish Kumar, EOW.

Respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 30.11.2017 Crl. M.A.No.19776/2017 (exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 4992/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR No.170/2015 registered at Police Station-Economic Offences Wing, Delhi for the offence punishable U/s 66-C of Information Technology Act, 2000 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. She states that she has settled the matter with the petitioner with her own free will and choice without any threat, pressure and coercion as per the MOU/Compromise Deed dated 24.11.2017 and she does CRL.M.C. 4992/2017

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.170/2015 registered at Police Station-Economic Offences Wing, Delhi for the offence punishable U/s 66-C of Information Technology Act, 2000 and all the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 30, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 4992/2017