* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 751/2011 % BIPIN BABU GUPTA & ORS. Through: versus ..... Petitioner Mr. A.V. Shukla, Advocate with Petitioners in person STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .. ... Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Ohri, APP with CORAM: SI Dharmender PS Darya Ganj. Ms. Vidhi Gupta, Advocate for R-2 HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA ORDER 15.03.2011 Crl. M.A. 2873/2011 (Exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. CRL.M.C. 751/2011 This is a petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 272/2001 under Sections 418/420/120-B IPC registered at PS Darya Ganj on the complaint of one Mandiv Sapra, the then Authorized Attorney of Respondent No.2 inter-alia alleging that three cheques were released to Petitioner No.1 on his requesting that advertisement be released to them and the said cheques CRL.MC. 751/2011 Page 1 of3 o/ Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified would be cleared by the Bank on presentation. On the assurance by Petitioner N o.l, advertisements were released from time to time, however, when the cheques were presented, the same were returned by the Bank. The parties have amicably settled the matter. Respondent No.2 is represented through Ravi Prakash Jain, Chief Manager who is the authorized attorney of Respondent No.2 i.e., Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. The power of attorney of Ravi Prakash Jain is placed on record as Ex. 'C'. The Petitioners and Ravi Prakash Jain, the authorised attorney of Respondent No.2 are identified by their respective counsels. Ravi Prakash Jain states that Respondent No.2 has amicably settled the dispute with the Petitioners and in terms of the settlement, the Petitioners have agreed to give lac to Respondent No.2. Out 9lac, an amount 5 lac has already been received and the balance amount of 4 lac has been handed over to Respondent No.2 Ravi Prakash Jain today in the Court by way of a Banker's Cheque bearing No. 627620 dated 1st March, 2011 drawn on Allahabad Bank, Azadpur, Delhi favouring Bennet Coleman & Co. Ltd. Mr. Ravi Prakash Jain does not want to continue with the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto against the Petitioners. The parties have amicably resolved the matter of their own free CRL.MC. 751/2011 Page 2 of3 will and volition without any coercion. There is no legal impediment in quashing the abovementioned FIR and proceedings pursuant thereto. Since no useful purpose will be served in continuing the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings thereto, thus, it would be in the interest of justice if the same are quashed. Accordingly, FIR No. 272/2001 under Sections 418/420/120-B IPC registered at PS Darya Ganj and the proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed. Parties have signed the order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made above. The petition is disposed of Order dasti. MARCH 15, 2011 'raj' '1\( MUKTA GUPTA, J. Page3 of3 l:t