# ANIL VERMA vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-07-15
Citation: W.P.(CRL)-1360/2025 2025:DHC:5602
Petitioner: ANIL VERMA
Respondent: THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 15.07.2025 W.P.(CRL) 1360/2025 ANIL VERMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Javed Ahmad with Ms. Monika, Advocates along with petitioner in person. versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand V Khatri, ASC (Crl) for State. Ms. Aakriti Aditya, Advocate for R-2 and R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR bearing no. 154/2025, registered at Police Station Prashant Vihar, Delhi for the commission of offence punishable under Section 69/351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter ‘BNS’) on basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner and respondent no. 2 had been in a close relationship for the past 15 years and had started residing together in a live-in relationship since W.P. (CRL.) 1360/2025 2019. During the course of their relationship, the petitioner had repeatedly assured respondent no. 2 that he would marry her upon the finalisation of his divorce from his legally wedded wife

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