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SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Lokesh Kumar Sagu – Appellant
Versus
State (Govt Of NCT Of Delhi) – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Suresh Kumar Kait, J. - Vide the present petition, petitioner seeks direction thereby for quashing of FIR No.47/2015 dated 18.01.2015, registered at PS Gandhi Nagar, and all other proceedings arising therefrom.
2. Notice issued.
3. Notice is accepted by learned APP for State and by respondent no.2 through VC and with the consent of counsel for parties, the present petition is taken up for final disposal.
4. 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.
5. Respondent No.2 is personally present in Court through VC and he has been identified by SI Sunit/IO and submits that matter has been settled and he does not wish to prosecute the matter any further.
6. Petitioners and respondent no.2 with the intervention of their well wishers and relatives entered into an amicable settlement before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi vide settlement deed dated 20.04.2019 and settled all their disputes amicably.
7. 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.
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The central legal point established in the judgment is that the court has the discretion to quash FIR and consequent proceedings if the parties have settled their disputes and no useful purpose would....
The court may quash an FIR if the parties amicably settle their disputes and prosecution is deemed unnecessary.
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 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 settlement between parties can serve as the basis for quashing an FIR, as continuation of prosecution serves no useful purpose.
The court retains the authority to quash an FIR when parties have amicably settled their disputes, preventing the abuse of the judicial process.
The court has the discretion to quash FIR and consequent proceedings if the parties have settled their disputes and no useful purpose would be served in prosecuting the matter further.
A court can quash an FIR if the parties have amicably settled their disputes and no useful purpose would be served by continuing with the prosecution.
Quash of FIR - Settlement/Compromise between parties - No useful purpose would be served in prosecuting petitioner any further.
Settlement/compromise between parties - Quash of FIR - No useful purpose will served to continue prosecution.
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