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

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