RAMESH SHARMA  Vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of decision: 18.01.2021

+ CRL.M.C. 1947/2020 & CRL.M.A. 13869/2020
RAMESH SHARMA ….. Petitioner
Through Mr. Harshit Sethi, Adv.

versus

STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. …. Respondents
Through Mr. Izhar Ahmad, APP for State with
SI Ravinder Chander, PS Shaheen
Bagh
R-2 in person

CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT

J U D G M E N T (ORAL)
1. Vide the present petition, petitioner seeks directi on thereby for
quashing of FIR No.213/2020 dated 09.09.2020, regi stered at PS – Shaheen
Bagh and all other proceedings arising therefrom.
2. Notice issued.
3. Notice is accepted by learned APP for State and by respondent no.2
present in person and with the consent of counsel f or parties, the present
petition is taken up for final disposal.
4. The present petition is filed on the ground that pa rties have settled
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their disputes and respondent no.2 has no objection if the present petition is
allowed.
5. Respondent no.2 is personally present in Court and she has been
identified by SI Ravinder Chander/IO and submits th at matter has been
settled and she does not wish to prosecute the matt er any further.
6. Petitioner and respondent no.2 have entered into an amicable
settlement.
7. Learned APP for State has opposed the present petit ion by stating that
the petitioner has cheated respondent no.2 and misa ppropriated an amount of
₹ 1,20,000/-. Though after the FIR, during mediation the petitioner has paid
an amount of ₹2,50,000/- to the complainant but still the petitio ner is alleged
to have misled the complainant and cheated her on t he assurance that he
prayed for resolution of problems and tensions in c omplainant’s house.
Moreover, due to the registration of FIR, governmen t machinery came in
motion and a lot of precious public time has been c onsumed, therefore, if
this Court is inclined to quash FIR, heavy cost may be imposed upon
petitioner in order to send a message to society at large.
8. Learned counsel for petitioner, on instructions fro m petitioner, has
come forward and agreed to contribute an amount of ₹ 25,000/- for welfare
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purposes.
9. Accordingly, petitioner is directed to pay this amo unt in the following
manner:-
(a) Rs.15,000/- in favour of Delhi Police Martyrs F und;
(b) Rs.10,000/- in favour of Nirmal Chhaya Complex, Jail Road,
New Delhi for the welfare of destitute women and ch ildren.
10. Petitioner is directed to pay this amount within 10 days and receipt of
the same shall be furnished to IO concerned.
11. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, this Court is inclined to quash
FIR as no useful purpose would be served in prosecu ting petitioner any
further.
12. For the reasons afore-recorded, FIR No.213/2020 dat ed 09.09.2020,
registered at PS – Shaheen Bagh and consequent proc eedings emanating
therefrom are quashed.
13. The petition is, accordingly, allowed and disposed of.
14. Pending applications also stands disposed of.

(SURESH KUMAR KAIT)
JUDGE
JANUARY 18, 2021/rk
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