Dhananjay Pandey & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 28 Nov 2017 · 2017:DHC:8283
A.K. Pathak
CRL.M.C. 4287/2017
2017:DHC:8283
criminal appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court quashed two FIRs under IPC Sections 354, 341, 323, 506, and 34 following an amicable and voluntary settlement between the parties, holding that continuation of criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose.

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$,-.5/7 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
CRL.M.C. 4287/2017
DHANANJAY PANDEY & ANR. Petitioners
Through Ms. Vidushi Shubham and Mr. Rampratap Kaushal, Advs.
VERSUS
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents
Through Mr. M.P. Singh, APP with SI Mahesh Chand of Police Station Lajpat Nagar for respondent no. 1
Mr. S. Chakraborty and Mr. Nikhil Gautam, Advs. with respondent no. 2 in person.
AND
CRL.M.C. 4768/20 17 & Cr1.
M.A. no. 19005/20 17
LALIT KUMAR Petitioner
Through Mr. S. Chakraborty and Mr. Nikhil Gautam, Advs.
VERSUS
THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR .....Respondents
Through Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP with SI Mahesh Chand of Police Station
Lajpat Nagar for respondent no. 1 Ms. Vidushi Shubham and Mr. Rampratap Kaushal, Advs. with respondent no. 2 in person
2017:DHC:8283
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK
28.11.2017 Petitioners and private respondents have prayed for quashing of the following cross FIRs:-
FIR No. 670/2015 under Sections 354/341/323/34 IPC registered at
( P.S. Lajpat Nagar on the complaint of Ms. Garima Singh (respondent no. 3) in Cr!. M.C. No. 4287/20 17. It is noted that husband of respondent no. 3, namely, Lalit Kumar is petitioner in Cr1. M.C. no. 4768/20 17; and
FIR No. 671/2015 under Sections 354/323/506/34 IPC registered at
P.S. Lajpat Nagar on the complaint of Ms. Monika Pandey, (respondent no.
ORDER

2) in Cr!. M.C. No.4768/20 17. Petitioners and private respondents are present in Court along with their counsels and have been identified by SI Mahesh Chand of Police Station Lajpat Nagar. They have settled their disputes amicably before the Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi on 61h September, 2017 of their own free will, voluntarily and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. Private respondents submit that they are not willing to pursue the FIRs any further against the petitioners and the same may be quashed. Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioners and private respondents, in my view, no fruitful purpose would be served to keep the criminal proceedings pending. Accordingly, in the interest of justice both the FIRs, that is, FIR No. 670/2015 under Sections 354/341/323/34 IPC and FIR No. 671/2015 under Sections 354/323/506/34 IPC, registered at P.S. Lajpat Nagar and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. Both the petitions are disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous. Dasti. AX e THAAK[9] J. NOVEMBER 289 2017 r.bararia