SABHYA DUTTA  Vs STATE & ANR.

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*IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
% Date of decision: January 22, 2021

+ CRL.M.C. 183/2021
SABHYA DUTTA ….. Petitioner
Through Mr. Prabhjit Jauhar, Adv.
versus
STATE & ANR. …. Respondents
Through Mr. Panna Lal Sharma, APP
for State with SI Parveen, PS
Inder Puri, Delhi
Respondent No.2 in person
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT
JUDGMENT (ORAL)
CRL. M.A.940/2021
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application is disposed of.
CRL.M.C.183/2021
3. Vide the present petition, petitioner seeks quashin g of FIR
No.182/2018, registered at Police Station Inder Pur i, Delhi, and
consequent proceedings arising therefrom.
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4. Notice issued.
5. Notice is accepted by learned APP for State and by
respondent No.2 present in the Court through video conferencing.
6. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties , the
present petition is taken up for final hearing.
7. The present petition is filed on the ground that pa rties have
settled their disputes and respondent No.2 has no o bjection if the
present petition is allowed.
8. Respondent No. 2 is personally present in Court and he has
been identified by SI Parveen/IO and submits that m atter has been
settled and he does not wish to prosecute the matte r any further.
9. Petitioner and respondent no.2 have entered into an amicable
settlement.
10. Learned APP has opposed the present petition and su bmits
that the petitioner was driving vehicle without hav ing valid licence
and caused accident as his car collided with that o f complainant.
Learned APP has further submitted that due to the r egistration of
FIR, government machinery came in motion and a lot of precious
public time has been consumed, therefore, if this C ourt is inclined to
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quash FIR, heavy cost may be imposed upon petitione r.
11. Learned counsel for petitioner, on instructions fro m
petitioner, who are present in Court, has come forw ard and agreed to
contribute an amount of ₹ 50,000/- for welfare purposes.
Accordingly, petitioner is directed to pay this amo unt in the
following manner:-
(a) to pay an amount of ₹ 20,000/- in favour of respondent
no.2 in addition to the amount already paid to him;
(b) to pay an amount of ₹ 15,000/- in favour of Middle
Income Group Legal Aid Society;
(c) to pay an amount of ₹ 15,000/- in favour of Bharat Ke
Veer;
12. Petitioner is directed to pay this amount within tw o weeks and
receipt of the same shall be furnished to IO concer ned.
13. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, this Court is inclined
to quash FIR as no useful purpose would be served i n prosecuting
petitioner any further.
14. For the reasons afore noted, FIR No.182/2018, regis tered at
Police Station Inder Puri, Delhi and consequent pro ceedings
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emanating therefrom are quashed.
15. The petition is accordingly allowed and disposed of .
16. The order be uploaded on the website of this Court forthwith.

(SURESH KUMAR KAIT)
JUDGE
JANUARY 21, 2021
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