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

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$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25th April, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 1271/2026 SUMAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate with petitioner in person. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay VIkram Singh, APP with SI Nitesh and SI Nikita with R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. When the matter was taken up on 16.02.2026, the following facts were recorded:- 1. “Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 177/2023 dated 25.03.2023, registered at P.S. Sagarpur, Delhi, under Section 363 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of settlement arrived at between the parties. 2. The charge-sheet has been filed and subsequently, Sections 366/376 of IPC and Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, 2012 (POCSO) were added. 3. According to the petitioner, he was in love with the victim and they both left their respective homes in Delhi and went to Bihar where they solemnized marriage on 29.03.2023, as per Hindu rites and ceremonies at Maa Tara Mandir, Babu Tola, Banka, Bihar. 4. However, since the victim was found to be minor, she was Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 1271/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:28.04.2026 10:59:28 brought back to Delhi by the police. Her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. was recorded in which she admitted that she had gone with the accused of her own free will and had even married him willingly. 5. However, keeping in mind the age of the victim, charge-sheet was filed before the learned Trial Court and charges have already been framed and even the statement of the victim has been recorded in which she has reiterated the abovesaid fact. 6. Though, according to the prosecuti