Divyaverma v. SI Amit Dutt

Delhi High Court · 09 Jan 2018 · 2018:DHC:8683
Indermeet Kaur
W.P.(CRL) 72/2018
2018:DHC:8683
criminal appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 420, 120, 34, and 174A IPC after the complainant received full settlement, imposing costs on the petitioners to compensate the State.

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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(CRL) 72/2018 Petitioners
DIVYAVERMA&Am^ Petitioners. i '
VERSUS
SI AmitDutt, PS LajpatNagar, Delhi.
HOI^EMS.JUSTICEIKDERMEETKAUR
0/„ 09.01.2018 r'-i
M.A. No.'*'" " (Exemption)
Exemption is allowed subject to just exceptions. Application disposed of.
W.P.(CRL) 7772018 &
M.A. No.430/2018 (sta^ The parties pray for quashing of the present FIR i.e. the FIR
No 0527/2016 registered under Sections 420 read with Secti ;
, and Section 34 ofthe IPG as also Section 174A ofthe IPG at police. , station Lajpat Nagar. The'complainant is respondent no.2; she is present in Court. Her presence has been identified by te
-InvestigatingOfficer. The complainant/respondentno.2 has received
.asum of?10.50 lakhs from the petitioner in full and final settlement
• ,of her claim. The parties accordingly pray that the present FIR proceedings be quashed. u
To secure ends ofjustice and noting that that the trial would onlybean exerciseinfutility, this Courtis oftheviewthattheprayer
2018:DHC:8683 , . : \ n/. made inthepresentpetitionbe granted. ^ ^
Learned counsel for the State infonns this Court that charg sheet has since been fil.d. Hersubmission is that since the^State machinery has been put into motion and the State has. mcurred expenditure,thepetitionermustcompensatethe State. _
Thus whileallowingtheprayer made inthe presentpeti iona
' quashing the FIR No.0527/2016 registered under ,Secttons
. 420/120/34/174A of the IPC as also all the proceedmgs em^atmg therefrom, the petitioner is burdoned with costs of «5,000/- to. e depositedwiththeDelhiHighCourtLegalServicedCommittee.
Petition disposed ofin the above terms.
Order dasti.
INDERMEET KAXJR, J JANUARY 09,2018 ndn 2018:DHC:8683
JUDGMENT