SHADAB ALI vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~61 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 28.08.2025 + CRL.M.C. 6019/2025 & CRL.M.A. 25596/2025 SHADAB ALI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Omkar Sharma, Advocate (through videoconferencing) with petitioner in person. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for State with SI Sanjogita, PS CWC/Nanakpura and SI Krishna, PS Dwarka, Sector- 23. Respondent no.2 in person. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioner seeks quashing of case FIR No. 38/2018 of PS Dwarka Sector-23 for offence under Section 363/366/376 IPC and 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 present in court and identified by IO/SI Sanjogita CRL.M.C. 6019/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, Signature Not Verified KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15 570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e 26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.08.28 17:36:50 -07'00' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:28.08.2025 17:39:09 accepts notice. Learned APP accepts notice and submits that in the facts and circumstances of this case he has no objection to this petition. Petitioner is also present in person, identified by the IO. 3. I have spoken with the parties in Hindi. It appears that when respondent no.2 was bordering the age of majority, she eloped with the petitioner as they were involved in a love affair and got married. Now, respondent no.2 has attained the age of majority. It is stated by respondent no.2 th