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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 6790/2024 and CRL.M.A. 25931/2024
PAWAN CHAUDHARY
@ PAVAN CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manoj Garg, Advocate.
versus
THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for
State with SI Sanjeet Rathee, PS:
Malviya Nagar.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL
O R D E R
% 30.08.2024
1. This petition has been filed seeking quashing of FIR no. 399/2020
registered at PS Malviya Nagar, Delhi under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC on
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the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties dated 25 May, 2024
which is on record of this Court.
2. Petitioner nos. 1 and respondent no.2 are present in Court and are duly
identified by IO and the respective counsels.
3. Respondent no.2 states that he has no objection to the quashing of the
FIR, since it was arising out of a private dispute and the FIR were registered in
the heat of the moment.
4. APP for State informs that there is another accused Mohit Arora who is
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not party to this petition.
5. Accordingly, the FIR is being quashed qua the petitioner Pawan
Choudhary only.
6. Considering the above settlement between the parties and the chances
of conviction of the petitioners being remote and bleak, there is no use
continuing with proceedings of the present FIR as it would be a misuse of the
process of the Court and an unnecessary burden on the State exchequer.
Accordingly, the petition is allowed. Consequently, the FIR No. 399/2020
under Sections 323/341/506/34 IPC registered at PS Malviya Nagar, Delhi
and proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed qua the petitioner Pawan
Choudhary.
7. Parties shall abide by the terms of settlement.
8. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. Pending applications (if any)
are disposed of as infructuous.
9. Order be uploaded on the website of this Court.
ANISH DAYAL, J
AUGUST 30, 2024/RK
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