The Court quashed FIR No. 149/2014 and proceedings registered against the petitioners under Sections 324/34 IPC, noting that the parties had settled the matter amicably before a Mediation Centre and continuing trials would serve no useful purpose.
FIR No. 149/2014 under Sections 324/34 IPC and proceedings pursuant thereto quashed.
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..... Petitioner Represented by: Mr. Narendra Kr. Sharma, Adv.
versus
THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR
..... Respondent Represented by: Mr. Ashok Kumar Garg, APP with ASI Ved Prakash PS Malviya Nagar. Mr. Sandeep Verma, Adv. for R-2.
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
O R D E R % 06.01.2017
By the present petition the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 149/2014 under Sections 324/34 IPC registered at PS Malviya Nagar, Delhi on the complaint of Respondent No.2 and the proceedings pursuant thereto on the ground that the parties have settled the matter.
Learned APP for the State on instructions from Investigating Officer submits that in the above-noted FIR the three petitioners are the only accused respondent No.2 the complainant and respondent No.3 the minor son of respondent No.2 the injured victim.
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Respondent No. 2 and 3 are present in Court and are identified by the learned counsel and the Investigating Officer. Respondent No.2 on her behalf and on behalf of respondent No.3 her minor son states that the parties have settled the matter with each other before the Mediation Centre, Saket Courts on 18th May, 2016 and thus the complainant does not wish to pursue the above-noted FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
Petitioners who are present in Court affirms the statement of respondent No.2 and also state that they would abide by the terms of settlement arrived at between the parties before the Mediation Centre, Saket Courts on 18th May, 2016.
In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto. There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.
Consequently, FIR No. 149/2014 under Sections 324/34 IPC registered at PS Malviya Nagar, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.
Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.
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The petition is disposed of. Order dasti.
MUKTA GUPTA, J.
JANUARY 06, 2017 ‘ga’
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether FIR No. 149/2014 registered under Sections 324/34 IPC can be quashed upon settlement of the matter between parties.
Whether proceedings pursuant to the impugned FIR should be continued or terminated in view of the settlement reached.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Paras Chauhan & Ors
The State (NCT of Delhi)
Respondent No. 2
Respondent No. 3
Mukta Gupta
As recorded by the court registry
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