DHARMENDER KUMAR vs STATE AND ANR

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18.09.2025 Date of Decision: 27.09.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 883/2025, CRL.M.A. 8295/2025 & CRL.M.A. 14996/2025 DHARMENDER KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Suhail Shah, Adv. versus STATE AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC for State with SI Yashveet Sharma CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 1. The petitioner, Dharmender Kumar, has filed the present criminal writ petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking quashing of FIR No. 934/2016, Police Station Govind Puri, registered under Sections 376/384/354A/354C/354D of the Indian Penal Code, 18602. 1 hereinafter “BNSS” 2 hereinafter “IPC” Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHILPI W.P.(CRL) 883/2025 Page 1 of 12 Signing Date:29.09.2025 14:37:40 Factual Matrix 2. On 24.12.2016, FIR No. 934/2016 was registered at P.S. Govind Puri under Sections 376/384/354A/354C/354D of the IPC on the complaint of respondent no. 2. 3. On 26.12.2016, the petitioner was arrested in connection with the said FIR. On the same date, the statement of the prosecutrix under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19733 was recorded before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate at Saket Courts. 4. Thereafter, the petitioner was granted regular bail by the learned Sessions Court on 12.01.2017. 5. Subsequently, on 18.09.2018, the investigating agency filed a chargesheet under Sections 376/384/354A/354C/354D of the IPC and thereafter, on 25.10.2018, the learned Trial Court summoned the petitioner. 6. As per the prosecution case in the chargesheet, the complainant/prosecutrix, who was engaged in computer related work, came in contact with the petitioner. After initial work-related i