High Court of DelhiCRL.M.C./5037/2017

Honey Sharma & ORS v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

2017-12-01Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal2 pages

$~75 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5037/2017 HONEY SHARMA & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Advocate (appearance not given) with petitioners in person.

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

Ms. Anita Abraham, APP for State.

Mr. Rakesh Sangwan, Advocate with respondent No.2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 01.12.2017 Crl. M.A.No.19898/2017 (exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of.

CRL.M.C. 5037/2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.366/2013, under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police Station-Tilak Nagar, Delhi, on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have resolved their disputes amicably.

Respondent No.2 is present in Court today and is identified by the Investigating Officer and her 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. She further submits that she does not wish to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. CRL.M.C. 5037/2017

Respondent No.2 further states that she has already received part settlement amount of Rs.14,00,000/- from the petitioners and today she has received the balance amount of Rs.3,00,000/- from the petitioners through Demand Draft No.894387 dated 23.12.2017 drawn on Punjab National Bank, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi-110018.

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.366/2013, under Sections 498-A/406/34 IPC registered at Police StationTilak Nagar, Delhi, and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J NOVEMBER 30, 2017 afa CRL.M.C. 5037/2017