MAHESH KUMAR vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 02.07.2025 CRL.M.C. 558/2025, CRL.M.A. 2658/2025 CRL.M.A. 2657/2025 (stay) & CRL.M.A. 2659/2025 MAHESH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitender Singh and Ms. Renuka Singh, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Laksh Khanna, APP for State with SI Jaspreet Pannu, PS Paharganj and SI Dharmendra Sharma, PS Patel Nagar. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.161/2019 of PS Patel Nagar for offence under Section 363/366/366A/376 IPC & Section 6 POCSO Act. The quashing is sought on the ground that the FIR was registered under wrong advice and now petitioner has settled the disputes with victim (respondent no.2). 2. Learned APP accepts notice for the State. Respondent no.2 (victim) present in Court with her mother and identified by Investigating Officer/SI Jaspreet Pannu also accepts notice. CRL.M.C.558/2025 pages 3. It appears that the impugned FIR was registered on the basis of a missing complaint lodged by mother of the victim. Subsequently during investigation, it came out that the victim, aged 19 years had eloped with the petiti