Rahul Pal v. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 17 Nov 2017 · 2017:DHC:8282
A.K. Pathak
CRL.M.C. 3506/2017
2017:DHC:8282
criminal appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 420 IPC based on an amicable settlement reached through mediation with the complainant's consent.

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$3O&52 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
CRL.M.C. 3506/2017
RAHUL PAL Petitioner
Through: Mr. M.N. Singh, Adv.
VERSUS
THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with
AS! Devender Singh, P.S. H. Qazi.
Respondent no. 2 in person.
Mr. M.N. Singh, Adv. for R-3.
AND
CRL.M.C. 4751/2017
ZAHID Petitioner
Through: Mr. Pramod Kumar, Adv.
VERSUS
STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR .....Respondents
Through: Mr. M.S. Oberoi, APP for State with ASI Devender Singh, P.S. H. Qazi.
Respondent no. 2 in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK
17.11.2017 By these petitions, petitioners have prayed for quashing of FIR NO. 278/14 under Sections 420 IPC registered at police station Hauz Qazi on the complaint of respondent no.2. Respondent no. 3-Ashish Kumar Yadav in
Cr1. M.C. 3506/2017 is also a co-accused besides the petitioner. It is submitted that petitioners, respondent no. 3 and respondent no. 2 have
2017:DHC:8282 settled their disputes amicably before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis
Hazari Court, Delhi on 2°c' February, 2017, therefore, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom may be quashed. copy of the mediation proceedings containing the terms of settlement has been annexed as Annexure-P2 in Cr1. M.C. 3506/2017. Respondent no.2 is present in
Court and has been identified by ASI Davender Singh of police station Hauz
Qazi. He submits that he has settled the matter with the petitioners and respondent no. 3 of his own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. He has no objection in quashing of the FIR.
In view of the settlement arrived at between the petitioners and private respondents, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
Both the petitions are disposed of in the above terms.
Dasti.
A.K. P 06HAK9 J.
NOVEMBER 179 2017 ga 2017:DHC:8282
JUDGMENT