PUSHPENDER RATHORE & ORS. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~82 & 83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 6thApril, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 2506/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10204/2026 PUSHPENDER RATHORE & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Deep Sharma and Mr. Shafiq Khan, Advocates along with petitioners-in-person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for State/R-1 Ms. Tanya Sharma, Advocate for R-2 SI Rachna, CAW Cell North and SI Nikki, PS Mohan Garden + CRL.M.C. 2509/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10207/2026 HARPREET SINGH ALIAS VEERU & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Deep Sharma and Mr. Shafiq Khan, Advocates along with petitioners-in-person versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for State/R-1 Ms. Tanya Sharma, Advocate for R-2 SI Rachna, CAW Cell North and SI Nikki, PS Mohan Garden CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Both the petitions emanate from cross FIRs and, therefore, these have been taken up together. Signature Not Verified CRL.M.C. 2506/2026 & CRL.M.C. 2509/2026 1 Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:07.04.2026 18:34:39 2. First petition relates to FIR No. 261/2019 dated 24.09.2019, registered at Police Station Mohan Garden in which there are three accused persons. Such FIR has been lodged on the basis of complaint made by respondent no. 2 (name withheld) who revealed about commission of offences under Sections 323/354/354(B)/34 IPC. In the aforesaid incident, her daughter was also molested. 3. On the same day another FIR i.e. FIR No. 260/2019 was registered which relates to commission of offences under Sections 323/379/356/354/354(D)/452/34 IPC. The accused in such FIR are respondent no. 2 in the cross-case, her daughter and her son. 4. During the pendency of the aforesaid two matters, when parties were r