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$~37 * + IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(CRL) 2190/2017 AMARJEET DHANKAR & ORS. ........ Petitioner
s Through: Mr. Avtar Singh, Advocate along with petitioners in person. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR ........ RESPONDENTS
Through: Mr.Ashish Negi, Advocate for Ms.Richa Kapoor, ASC for the State with SI Satish Yadav, PS Dwarka North, Delhi. Mr. Shailesh Singh, Advocate for R-2 along with respondent No.2 in person. % 1.
2. 3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD GOEL ORDER
3108.2017 Status report has been filed. The petitioners have invoked the writ jurisdiction of this court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short ‘Cr.PC’) for quashing of the FIR bearing No.205/2017, registered on 05.07.2016 against them with Police Station Dwarka North, South West District, Delhi, under Sections 379/356/325/5
IPC on the complaint of respondent No.2. As per the allegations, an altercation took place between the respondent No.2 and the petitioners on 05.07.2017 over the car parking area wherein the petitioners found the respondent no.2 responsible in escaping from an accident by forcefully applying W.P. (Crl.) 2190/2017 Page 1 of 2 brakes of their Alto Car No.DL-12-CC-2426. Respondent No.2 is present in person. He is being represented by his counsel. He is duly identified by the IO SI Satish Yadav. The respondent No.2 submits that he had amicably settled the matter with the petitioners, who are students. He submits that the petitioners have tendered an unconditional apology to him. The respondent No.2 submits that in view of the amicable settlement, he does not want to pursue the said FIR. He submits that the said FIR may be quashed. Learned ASC through the IO submits that the charge sheet has so far not been filed. In the facts and circumstances of the case when the respondent No.2 has amicably settled the matter with the petitioners, who are the students, no purpose would be served in further pursuing the said FIR. Hence, to maintain peace and harmony in the society and to secure ends of the FIR bearing No.205/2017, registered on 05.07.2016 with Police Station Dwarka North, Delhi, under Sections 379/356/325/5
IPC and proceedings arising out of the same are hereby quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. Order DASTI. justice, 4.
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9. AUGUST31 2017 “shailendra” VINOD GOEL, J.
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