NIHARIKA GHOSH @ NIHARIKA KUNDU vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 30th July, 2025 % Pronounced on: 25th August, 2025 + CRL.M.C.3800/2025 NIHARIKA GHOSH @ NIHARIKA KUNDU W/o Sh. Shankar Ghosh R/o 62-D, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kuldeep Kumar, Advocate with Petitioner in person. versus 1. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) ..…Respondent No.1 2. SHANKAR GHOSH S/o Late Sh. Sunil Kumar Ghosh, R/o 62-D, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi. .....Respondent No.2 3. SANDHYA GHOSH W/o Late Sh. Sunil Kumar Ghosh, R/o 62-D, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi. .....Respondent No.3 Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for State with SI Sunil, PS Safdarjung Enclave. Mr. Sarthak Karol, Advocate from DHCLSC with Ms. Neelakshi Bhadauria, Mr. Abhishek Kumar singh, Ms. Tanishka Pawar and Mr. Shashank Sharma, Advocates for R-2 and R-3 with Respondents No. 2 and 3 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA CRL.M.C.3800/2025 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 20 Signed By:RITA SHARMA Signing Date:26.08.2025 18:44:46 J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Criminal Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as „BNSS‟) [corresponding to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C)], has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner/Niharika Ghosh @ Niharika Kundu against impugned Order dated 24.01.2025 passed by learned ASJ, South District, Saket Courts, New Delhi upholding the Order of learned MM dated 29.04.2024 in CC No.391/2023, dismissing the Complaint under Section 31 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as „DV Act‟) for committing breach of the Protection Order dated 06.02.2020. 2. Briefly stat