ASIF MIRZA AND ORS vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 21.08.2025 + CRL.M.C. 5685/2025 ASIF MIRZA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Kuldeep Kumar, Advocate. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with SI Bharti. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 60/2023 of PS Aman Vihar for offence under Section 376/506/34 IPC on the ground that complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioners. 2. Respondent no.2, present in court is identified by IO/SI Bharti. Respondent no.2 accepts notice. Learned APP accepts notice. 3. Keeping in mind the heinous offence alleged by the complainant de facto against two persons, stated to be her brother-in-law and father-in-law, who allegedly raped her multiple times, a query was raised to counsel for petitioners as to why such heinous charges be quashed. In response, learned CRL.M.C.5685/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4a fec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626ca cca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5 d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c4879 65ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2025.08.21 18:37:32 -07'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:21.08.2025 18:42:15 counsel for petitioners stated that these charges were falsely levelled because respondent no.2 is embroiled in matrimonial dispute (though not litigation) with her husband. That being so, the respondent no.2 was asked as to whether the allegations in the subject FIR are truthful or not, but she was evasive. Keeping i