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SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Dev Raj Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Suresh Kumar Kait, J. - Vide the present petition, petitioner seeks direction thereby for quashing of FIR No.173/2019, registered at PS Rajinder Nagar, Delhi and all other proceedings arising therefrom.
2. The present petition is filed on the ground that parties have settled their disputes and respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is allowed.
3. Respondent no.2 is personally present in Court through video conferencing and he has been identified by SI Narian Ojha/IO and submits that matter has been settled and he does not wish to prosecute the matter any further.
4. Petitioner and respondent no.2 have entered into an amicable settlement vide settlement deed dated 20.10.2020.
5. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, this Court is inclined to quash FIR as no useful purpose would be served in prosecuting petitioners any further.
6. For the reasons afore-recorded, FIR No.173/2019, registered at PS Rajinder Nagar, Delhi and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.
7. The petition is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the court may quash an FIR and consequent proceedings if the parties have settled their disputes and the respondent does not wish to prosec....
Amicable settlements between parties can warrant quashing an FIR, prioritizing judicial efficiency when no further prosecution is deemed necessary.
Quash of FIR - Compromise/settlement of dispute - FIR quashed as no useful purpose would be served to continue proceedings
Amicable settlement between parties allows for quashing of FIR if no useful purpose is served in prosecution.
Amicable settlements between parties may warrant the quashing of FIRs when no further prosecution is desired, underscoring the judicial support for resolving disputes outside court.
An amicable settlement between parties is a valid ground to quash an FIR when no useful purpose would be served in pursuing prosecution.
The court can quash an FIR and consequent proceedings if the parties have settled their disputes and the respondent does not wish to prosecute the matter further.
The court ruled that an FIR can be quashed upon mutual settlement of disputes by the parties, emphasizing the role of amicable resolution in criminal matters.
A court has the authority to quash an FIR when parties have reached an amicable settlement and continuation of prosecution serves no useful purpose.
Quashing of FIR – Settlement/Compromise of dispute between the parties - no useful purpose would be served in prosecuting petitioners any further.
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