Delhi High Court – Orders
Jagdeep Rana vs The State Nct Of Delhi And Anr on 12 March, 2025
Author: Swarana Kanta Sharma
Bench: Swarana Kanta Sharma
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ CRL.M.C. 623/2025
JAGDEEP RANA .....Petitioner
Through: Petitioner with his counsel Mr. Pankaj
Kapoor, Mr. Nikhil Bahri, Mr. Aniket
Arora, Mr. Kanwal Nain Singh and
Mr. Sagar Sehrawat, Advs.
versus
THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Rajkumar, APP for the State.
R-2 with her counsel Ms. Aarushi
Aggarwal and Mr. Deepesh Gauba,
Advs. for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
ORDER
% 12.03.2025
1. By way of the instant petition under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereafter ‘Cr.PC‘), the petitioner seeks quashing
of FIR bearing no. 510/2020, registered at Police Station Mukherjee Nagar,
North West, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections
354/354A/354D/506/509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter „IPC‟).
2. The petitioner is present before this Court and respondent no. 2
appears through video conferencing. They both have been identified by their
counsel and Investigating Officer (IO) from Police Station Mukherjee
Nagar, Delhi.
3. Brief facts of the present case are that on 13.03.2019, the petitioner
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was introduced to respondent no. 2 in a mutual friend‟s birthday party and
few days later on social media, they had become friends. It is stated that
through social media, the petitioner had come to know that respondent no. 2
was staying in Hudson Lane and had also tried to meet her and had also tried
various ways to attract her. Thereafter, the parties had started casual
conversation and respondent No. 2 had got to know that the petitioner is a
married family man, having wife and children. Resultantly, respondent no.2
had avoided the petitioner and had blocked his phone number. The petitioner
had started contacting respondent no. 2 from another number and had urged
respondent no. 2 to talk to him. It is stated that respondent no. 2, being
naive, had again started chatting with the petitioner. They both met at the
Model town Metro Station, where the petitioner had misbehaved and
snatched respondent No. 2’s phone and tried to touch her inappropriately.
The petitioner had also forced respondent no.2 to get the tattoo of his name
and they got into quarrel, however, both got the same tattoo later.
Thereafter, the wife of the petitioner had called respondent no. 2‟s father and
had threatened him. On the basis of the aforesaid allegations, the present
FIR came to be registered against the petitioner.
4. It is stated that both the parties have amicably settled the present
matter and their statements to the said effects have been recorded by the
learned Joint Registrar (Judicial) on 31.01.2025.
5. On a query made by this Court, respondent no.2 who has been
identified by the IO, has categorically stated that she has entered into
compromise out of her own free will and without any pressure, coercion or
threat. It is also stated by respondent no. 2 that the entire dispute has been
amicably settled between the parties. Respondent no. 2 further states that she
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has no objection if the present FIR is quashed.
6. In view of the above fact that the parties have amicably resolved their
differences of their own free will, and without any coercion, no useful
purpose will be served by continuing the proceedings, rather the same would
create further acrimony between them. It would thus be in interest of justice
to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
There is no legal impediment in quashing the FIR in question.
7. Accordingly, FIR bearing No. 510/2020, registered at Police Station
Mukherjee Nagar, North West, Delhi, for the offences punishable under
Sections 354/354A/354D/506/509 of IPC and all consequential proceedings
emanating therefrom are quashed.
8. In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of.
9. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.
SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J
MARCH 12, 2025/A
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