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DELHI HIGH COURT
SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Vijay Singh – Appellant
Versus
State (NCT of Delhi) – Respondent
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| 1. petitioners and complainant settled dispute (Para 1 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. court observes settlement and efficiency (Para 3 , 4 , 8) |
| 3. fir quashed due to resolution (Para 9) |
| 4. petition allowed and concluded (Para 10) |
1. Vide this petition, quashing of FIR No. 384/2013, registered at police station Burari, Delhi is sought by petitioners.
2. Notice issued.
3. Mr. Panna Lal Sharma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1/State accepts notice and submits that respondent No.2 is present in the Court and she has been identified as the complainant of FIR in question by the Investigating Officer of this case, who is also present in the Court.
4. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the present petition is taken up for final hearing and disposal.
5. Petitioners and respondent No.2/complainant are residing in the same locality. On 22.09.2013, respondent No.2 filed a complaint against the petitioners on the basis of which FIR in question was registered.
6. The present petition has been filed on the ground that the dispute inter se parties has been amicably resolved in terms of Settlement Agreement dated 08.05.2017 reached
Amicable resolution of a dispute between parties, affirmed by the complainant, can lead to the quashing of an FIR under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The court has the authority to quash FIRs when parties reach an amicable resolution, prioritizing justice and preventing unnecessary legal proceedings.
The court held that amicable resolution of civil disputes justifies quashing of related criminal proceedings.
An FIR can be quashed if parties have amicably settled their disputes and the complainant does not wish to pursue prosecution further.
Quashing of FIR is appropriate when disputes between the parties are resolved amicably, and continuation of proceedings serves no useful purpose.
Amicable settlements between parties can lead to quashing of FIRs under Section 482, emphasizing discontinuation of proceedings when no useful purpose is served.
The court retains the authority to quash an FIR when parties have amicably settled their disputes, preventing the abuse of the judicial process.
Amicable settlement between parties can serve as the basis for quashing an FIR, as continuation of prosecution serves no useful purpose.
An FIR can be quashed based on an amicable resolution between parties, provided the complainant indicates no objection to terminating proceedings.
The court may quash an FIR when the matter has been amicably settled between the parties, and prosecution would not serve any useful purpose.
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