ANKEET KUMAR vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 11th February, 2026 CRL.M.C. 1156/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4630-4632/2026 ANKEET KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikram Nagpal, Mr. Abhinav Anand and Mr. Shubham Saurabh, Advocates alongwith petitioner in person. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with W/SI Radha. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 0502/2025, registered at Police Station Uttam Nagar for commission of offence under Section 318(4) (corresponding Section 420 IPC), along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. As per the broad averments appearing in the FIR, complainant-Mr. Nand Kishore (respondent No.2 herein), used to sell biryani on a rehri (hand cart). On relevant date, four persons came to him and demanded biryani. After a short while, he noticed that his mobile device, which was lying on the rehri, was missing and those four persons were also not there. 3. However, the matter was not reported to the police immediately and it was only when he applied for a new SIM and inserted the same in other some device, he lear