Harish Arora v. State & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner sought quashing of an FIR under the Indian Electricity Act alleging theft. The court allowed the petition, quashing the FIR and proceedings as the parties had amicably settled the dispute.
What did the court decide?
FIR No. 1386/2015 and proceedings pursuant thereto were quashed.
What the court decided
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- IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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| HARISH ARORA | ..... Petitioner | |
| Represented by: | Mr. Suresh Kumar and Mr. Narendra K. Sharma, Advocates with petitioner in person. |
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| versus | ||
| STATE & ANR | ..... Respondents | |
| Represented by: | Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for the State with ASI Bhagat Singh, PS |
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| Mehrauli. | ||
| Mr. Raghav Chadha and Mr. | ||
| Puneeth K.G., Advocates for R- | ||
| 2 with Ms. Jaya Thakuria, Sr. | ||
| Legal Manager in person. |
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
O R D E R % 17.01.2017
Crl. M.A. No. 895/2017 (Exemption)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
CRL.M.C. 199/2017
By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 1386/2015 under Sections 135 of the Indian Electricity Act (Amended), 2003 registered at PS Mehrauli, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the FIR under the Indian Electricity Act should be quashed on the ground that the parties have settled the matter.
Whether the proceeds of the malpractice suit should be allowed in case the settlement has not been arrived at.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
HARISH ARORA
- respondent
STATE & ANR
Coram
MUKTA GUPTA
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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