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DELHI HIGH COURT
SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Ram Naresh Chaurasia – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
The hearing has been conducted through video conferencing.
Crl. M.A. 3065/2021
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application is disposed of.
CRL.M.C.626/2021 & Crl.M.A. 3066/2021
3. Vide the present petition, petitioners seek direction for quashing of FIR No.961/2015 dated 16.07.2015 registered at Police Station Vijay Vihar and consequent proceedings arising therefrom.
4. Notice issued.
5. Notice is accepted by learned APP for State and by counsel for respondent no.2 and with the consent of counsel for parties, present petition is taken up for final disposal.
6. Petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 got married on 22.04.2008 as per Hindu rites and rituals. One male child was born out of the wedlock namely Sambhav. Due to extreme incompatibilities between petitioners and respondent no.2, they started living separately from 01.01.2009.
7. Petitioner no.1 and respondent no.2 with the intervention of their well wishers and relatives entered into an amicable settlement vide compromise- cum-settlement deed dated 08.06.2018 and settled all their disputes amicably.
8. Complainant/respondent no.2 is present in person and has been identi
Amicable settlement between parties can justify quashing of FIR, especially when the complainant does not wish to proceed with prosecution.
The court can quash an FIR when the parties settle the dispute amicably and the complainant does not wish to pursue the case.
A complainant's desire to not prosecute a matter, coupled with an amicable settlement, warrants quashing of the FIR to prevent unnecessary prosecution.
An FIR can be quashed if both parties have entered into a mutually agreed settlement and the complainant no longer wishes to pursue the case, demonstrating that prosecution serves no useful purpose.
Quashing of FIR is justified when the parties reach an amicable settlement and the complainant does not wish to pursue prosecution.
The High Court can quash an FIR when parties reach an amicable settlement and the complainant wishes to withdraw the prosecution, serving no useful purpose to continue legal proceedings.
Parties can amicably settle disputes, and such settlements justify quashing of FIRs, especially in cases stemming from personal issues.
In cases of personal disputes resolved amicably, continuing prosecutions serve no purpose, allowing for the quashing of FIRs under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
A settled dispute between parties, coupled with the complainant's wish not to pursue charges, justifies quashing of the FIR to serve no public interest.
An FIR can be quashed when the parties have amicably settled their disputes and the continuation of prosecution serves no useful purpose.
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