Anju & Ors v. State & Anr

ORDER %

10.1L2017 Petitioners have prayed for quashing of following two cross FIRs, that

¶1FIRno.301/2017 under Sections 323/354/354B/451/506/509/380/34 IPG registered at Police Station Samaipur Badli on the complaint of respondent no.2 Ms. Neelam in W.P.(CRL) 2238/2017; &

¶2FIR no.303/2017 under Sections 328/341/354/34IPC registered at Police Station SamaipurBadli on the complaint of respondent no.2 Ms. Anju in CRL.M.C. 2953/2017. It is submitted that petitioners and respondent no. 2 in both the above captioned matters are related to each other and they have now settled their disputes amicably before the Mediation Centre, CAW Cell, Rohini, Delhi under the aegis of Delhi State Legal Service Authority. True copy of SettlementAgreementdated 19^*^ May, 2017 incorporatingthereinthe terms and conditions of settlementas arrived at between the parties, is on record as Annexure P-2, in both these matters and bears signatures of Anju (wife) and Himanshu Rana (husband). Petitioner Himanshu Rana has handed over a demand draft of ^5 lakhs to Ms. Anju in the Court today. Ms. Anju says that she has already received ?5 lakhs out of the total settledamountof ?15 lakhs and with this payment ^10 lakhshavebeenpaid. It is submittedthatbalance^5 lakhsshallbe apid at the time of second motion. Respondentno.2Ms.Neelamin W.P.(CRL)2238/2017andrespondent no.2 Ms. Anju in CRL.M.C. 2953/2017 are present in Court and have been identified by SI Dharmnder Pratap Singh, PS Samaipur Badli. Factum of volunteer settlement has been admitted by both Ms. Anju and Ms. Neelam and they submit that they have no objection if the aforementioned FIRs are quashed. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances, and more particularly the factthat parties are relatedto each other,who have now settledtheir disputes amicably in terms of settlementagreementdated 19^*^ May, 2017, in the interest of justice, both the FIRs, that is FIR no.301/2017 under Sections 323/354/354B/451/506/509/380/34 IPC registeredatPoliceStationSamaipur Badli on the complaint of respondent no.2 Ms. Neelam in W.P.(CRL) 2238/2017 and FIR no.303/2017 under Sections 328/341/354/34 IPC registeredat Police StationSamaipurBadli on the complaintof respondent no.2 Ms. Anju in CRL.M.C.2953/2017,which are still at the investigation stage, are quashed. Petitions are disposed of in the above terms. Dasti. A.KMPATHAK,J NOVEMBER 10,2017 sm

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 2238/2017 Petitioners Through Mr. Sandeep Lochab, Adv is:- ANJUifeORS versus STATE & ANR Through CRL.M.C. 2953/2017 fflMANSHU RANA & ORS Through Respondents Mr. R S Kundu, ASC for State with Mr. Bhagat singh, Adv SI Dharmnder Pratap Singh, PS Samaipur Badli Petitioners Mr. Sanjeev Lakra, Adv versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR Respondents Through Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, APP for State SI Dharmnder Pratap Singh, PS Samaipur Badli CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK