The court may quash an FIR if the parties amicably settle their disputes and prosecution is deemed unnecessary.

Headnote:(A) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Section 482 - FIR quashing - Petitioner sought to quash FIR No.47/2015 based on amicable settlement between parties - Respondent No. 2 expressed no objection to quashing - Settlement deed dated 20.04.2019 registered at Delhi Mediation Centre. (Paras 1, 6, 8)

(B) Legal principles - The court recognizes the importance of amicable settlements and the discretion to quash FIRs when prosecution serves no useful purpose. (Paras 7)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner sought quashing of FIR No.47/2015 with an assertion that the disputes had been settled amicably, as confirmed by the presence of Respondent No. 2 in court expressing no wish to continue with the prosecution.

Findings of Court:
The court found it appropriate to quash the FIR and all subsequent proceedings as the matter was amicably settled between the parties.

Issues: The primary issue was whether the FIR should be quashed in light of the amicable settlement reached by the parties involved.

Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized that when parties settle disputes amicably, prosecution may serve no useful purpose, justifying the quashing of the FIR.

Result: The petition is allowed and the FIR along with the proceedings is quashed.

Table of Content
1. petition for quashing based on settlement. (Para 1 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. notice and consent for petition disposal. (Para 2 , 3)
3. court's inclination to quash fir. (Para 7)
4. fir quashed as per court's reasoning. (Para 8)
5. petition allowed and disposed. (Para 9)

JUDGMENT (Oral)

1. 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.

8. For the reasons afore-recorded, FIR No.47/2015 dated 18.01.2015, registered at PS - Gandhi Nagar and consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

9. The petition is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of.

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