SAHIL CHADHA vs STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

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$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 26.08.2025 + CRL.M.C. 1754/2025 & CRL.M.A. 7960/2025 SAHIL CHADHA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunny Mourya, Advocate with petitioner in person. versus STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State with Inspector Gurdeep Kaur, LG Security and SI Pinki, PS Civil Lines. Mr. Ashish Dubey, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner seeks quashing of case FIR No. 47/2019 of PS Civil Lines for offence under Section 376 IPC read with Section 6 POCSO Act on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2) has compromised the disputes with the petitioner. 2. Respondent no.2 appearing with her counsel and identified by IO/Inspector Gurdeep Kaur accepts notice. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that State has no serious objection to this petition. CRL.M.C. 1754/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e 26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.26 17:15:18 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:26.08.2025 17:32:22 3. It appears that respondent no.2 then aged about 17 years 10 months was engaged in a love affair with the petitioner and developed sexual intimacy followed by her pregnancy by the time she attained the age of majority. When taken to the hospital in the course of pregnancy, the hospital authorities reported the matter to the local police which led to registration