BHARAT KHANNA & ORS. vs STATE OF DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13.08.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, W.P.(CRL) 2513/2025 BHARAT KHANNA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. S.P.M. Tripathi, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Mr. Rahul Poonia, Advs. P-1, P-2, P-5 in person, P-3, P-4 through VC. versus STATE OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel with Mr. Priyam Agarwal, Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya, Mr. Aryan, Sachdeva, Advs with SI Rupesh, PS Bharat Nagar. Mr. Vineet Aggarwal, Ms. Bhavya Aggarwal, Mr. Kunal Chauhan, Mr. Agam Sood, Advs for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT(ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, seeking quashing of FIR No. 242/2022, dated 08.03.2022, registered at W.P.(CRL) 2513/2025 2. The Marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 solemnized on 18.04.2018 as per Hindu rites and ceremonies. Due to temperamental differences Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 have started living separately since 01.11.2022. As per averments made in the FIR, Respondent No. 2 was subjected to physical and mental haras