Mohd Salim & ORS v. The State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR

$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5133/2017 MOHD SALIM & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.Surender Kumar, Adv.

with Petitioners in person.

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

Mr.Arun Kr.Sharma, APP for State / respondent No.1 with SI Renu Bala.

Mohd. M.Siddiqui, Adv. for R-2 with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 08.12.2017 The instant petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of FIR No.92/2012 registered at Police Station-Crime (Women) Cell, New Delhi-110013, 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 as per Order dated 27.02.2016 before Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi has been arrived at between the parties in the matter. Respondent No. 2 is present in Court today and is identified by counsel and 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 as per Order dated 27.02.2016 before Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi.

CRL.M.C. 5133/2017

Statements of the parties have been recorded separately. 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.92/2012 registered at Police Station-Crime (Women) Cell, New Delhi-110013, 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 is disposed of.

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J DECEMBER 08, 2017/ssc CRL.M.C. 5133/2017