Vinod Khanna & ANR. v. State & ANR.

$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6296/2018 VINOD KHANNA & ANR.

..... Petitioners Through Mr. Shaurya Verma and Mr.

Prateek Mehta and Ms.Megha Mehta and Mr. Meedhesh Gautam, Advocates for Petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 alongwith Petitioner Nos. 1 &2 versus STATE & ANR.

..... Respondents Through Mr. Panna Lal Sharma, APP for State with SI Ram Naresh, P.S.

Amar Colony Mr. S.S. Tyagi, Advocate for Respondent no.2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 12.12.2018 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.

310/2016, under Sections 323/354/354B/34 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 („IPC‟), registered at P.S.: Amar Colony, Delhi on the ground of amicable settlement/compromise arrived at between the petitioners and respondent no.2.

2.

The petitioners and respondents No.2 alongwith their respective counsel submitted that the parties have amicably settled the matter inter-se between themselves, vide the Settlement Agreement dated 24.04.2018. The respondent no.2 who is present in the court stated that the settlement was arrived at between the parties on their own will, without any force or coercion, with the intervention of respectable members of the society and some common friends.

3.

The Investigating Officer („IO‟), who is present in Court, has identified the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 and has also verified about the Settlement.

4.

The respondent No.2 submitted that in view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, they have no objection to the petition being allowed and the FIR being quashed.

5.

In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the Settlement arrived at between the parties, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the parties entangled in the criminal proceedings. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, FIR No. 310/2016, under Sections 323/354/354B/34 of the IPC, registered at P.S.: Amar Colony, Delhi and the proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed, subject to the petitioners depositing Rs.10,000/- with the Delhi High Court Advocates Welfare Fund within ten days and a receipt of the same be filed in the Registry of this Court within

fourteen days thereafter, and a copy of the said receipt shall also be handed over to the learned APP through the IO. In case the petitioners fail to deposit the said sum, the prosecution shall be entitled to move an application for passing appropriate orders. 6.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Pending application is also disposed of.

CHANDER SHEKHAR, J DECEMBER 12, 2018 savita