SH. RAVINDER SINGH vs THE STATE GOVERMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22nd April, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 2518/2025 SH. RAVINDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Thoppani Sanjeev Rao with Mr.Abhishek Tiwari, Ms. Eksha Sehgal, Advocates with petitioner in person. versus THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for the State with SI Umair, PS Kanjhawala Mr. Saurabh Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner herein seeks quashing of FIR No.402/2023 dated 11.10.2023, registered at Police Station Kanjhawala, Delhi, for commission of offences under Sections 354/354(A) IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The abovesaid FIR was registered on the basis of complaint made by respondent No.2 i.e. daughter-in-law of the petitioner, who alleged that while in inebriated state, the petitioner had tried to outrage her modesty and had caught hold of her. 3. Charge-sheet has already been filed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 2518/2025 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:24.04.2026 11:15:03 4. Fact, however, remains that thereafter the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and respondent No.2 has entered into Memorandum of Understanding dated 03.03.2025. 5. Petitioner is present in person. 6. Respondent no. 2 is present in person and she has been identified by her counsel and the Investigating Officer, who are present in Court. 7. When asked, respondent No. 2 submits that due to intervention of family members, elders and respectable and other well-wishers, the disputes have been amicably settled. She states that there was some misun