TANVEE SHARMA & ORS. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 01.08.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, + CRL.M.C. 5152/2025 TANVEE SHARMA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Aditya Sharma, Mr. Manoj Rajpoot, Advocates with petitioners in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. … Respondents Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP with SI Rakesh Kumar, PS-Sector 23, Dwarka. ACP Haresh Chander. Ms. Pallavi Garg, Advocate, DHCLSC with Ms. Sanjana Sharma Sahu, Advocates for R- 2. Respondent No. 2 in person. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT(ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. This is a petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking quashing of FIR No. 0130/2022, dated 04.03.2022, registered at P.S Sector 23 Dwarka under sections 3(1)(r)/3(1)(S) of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 CRL.M.C. 5152/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:01.08.2025 17:53:35 and all proceedings emanating therefrom on the basis of settlement between the parties. 2. The Petitioner no.1 lodged FIR no. 24/2022 under section 354D/509 IPC registered at PS Dwarka against the Respondent no.2. The allegations in the present FIR no. 130/2022 relate to harassment of the Respondent no.2 by the Petitioners by using casteist words, an alleged conspiracy to trap him in false allegations of harassment and him being assaulted on duty at workplace. Upon completion of investigation, a closure report was filed- against which a protest petition was filed by the Respondent no.2 which was dismissed by Ld. ASJ, South-West, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi vide order dated 16.05.2023 and matter was remanded by this Court to the trial court on 22.09.2023 for limited consideration. 3. It is submitted that during the proceedings,