Hardik Verma v. The State

Delhi High Court · 15 Sep 2017 · 2017:DHC:8242
A.K. Pathak
W.P.(CRL) 92/2016
2017:DHC:8242
criminal appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court quashed cross FIRs arising from a trivial neighborly dispute after the parties amicably settled, holding that continuation of criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose.

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$-1 &2 HIGH COURT OF DELHI W.P.(CRL) 84/20 16 & Crl.M.As.473/2016 & 13 107/2017
RAHUL KAMRA & ORS Petitioners
Through Mr. Ravi Chawla and Mr. Vivek Luthra, Advs. alongwith petitioners in person.
VERSUS
STATE ( GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS .....Respondents
Through Mr. Avi Singh, ASC with Ms. Megha Behi, Adv. and SI Parveen Kumar, P.S. Rani Bagh.
Respondent no.2 in person.
AND
W.P.(CRL) 92/20 16 HARDIK VERMA @ RAJAN VERMA & ANR .....Petitioners
Through Mr. Vineet Mehta, Adv.
VERSUS
THE STATE & ANR Respondent
Through Mr. R.S. Kundu, ASC with Mr. Bhagat Singh, Adv. and SI Parveen
Kumar, P.S. Rani Bagh Mr. Ravi Chawla and Mr. Vivek Luthra, Advs. for R-2 with respondent no.2 in person.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK
15.09.2017 Petitioners and private respondents have prayed for quashing of the
2017:DHC:8242 I- ( following cross FIRs:- FIR No. 978/2015 under Sections 451/354(B)/509/323/34 IPC registered at Police Station Rani Bagh on the complaint of respondent no. 2
Meenu Verma in W.P.(Crl.) No. 84/20 16.
FIR No. 987/2015 under Sections 354D/506 IPC registered at Police
Station Rani Bagh on the complaint of respondent no. 2 Ms. Neelima Kamra in W.P.(Crl.) No. 92/20 16. Ms. Neelima Kamra is the sister of petitioner no.1 in W.P.(Crl.) No.84/2016. Ms. Meenu Verma is the mother of petitioner no.1 in W.P.(Crl.) No.92/20 16.
It is submitted that petitioners and private respondents have settled their disputes amicably. They were neighbours. A quarrel ensued between them on some trivial issue resulting in registration of the aforesaid cross
FIRs. It is submitted that petitioners and private respondents now settled the disputes amicably vide Memorandum of Understanding/Compromise Deed
21St December, 2015. Private respondents in both the petitions are present in
Court alongwith their respective counsel and have been identified by SI
Parveen Kumar, Police Station Rani Bagh. It is submitted that they have settled their disputes amicably with the accused persons in the respective
FIRs of their own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion. They said they have no objection in case the abovenoted FIRs are quashed.
Keeping in mind the above facts and circumstances, no fruitful purpose would be served to keep the criminal proceedings pending.
Accordingly, FIR No. 978/2015 under Sections 451/354(B)/509/323/34 IPC and FIR No. 987/2015 under Sections 354D/506 IPC registered at Police
Station Rani Bagh and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
Both the petitions are disposed of in the above terms. Dasti.
Miscellaneous applications are disposed of as infructuous.
A.K. J
ORDER

4 SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 RB