MOHAMMAD PARWEJ vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 25th February, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 1538/2026 & CRL.M.A. 6232/2026 MOHAMMAD PARWEJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anindya Malhotra, DHCLSC with Ms. Ishita Sehrawat and Mr. Durgesh, Advocates. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Neha. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.0235/2019 dated 27.06.2019, registered at P.S. Karawal Nagar, for commission of offence under Section 363 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. Subsequently, in the charge-sheet, offences under Sections 366/376 of IPC and Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) were also added. 2. Quashing is being sought on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties as they are residing together for last more than 6 years. 3. The abovesaid FIR was registered on the basis of report lodged by respondent No.3 on 27.06.2019 whereby she informed the police that her elder daughter (respondent No.2 herein) was missing since 25.06.2019. 4. Respondent No.2 was, eventually, recovered and when her statement Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 1538/2026 1 By:DINESH CHANDRA Signing Date:27.02.2026 11:49:05 was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., she claimed that she had, voluntarily, accompanied petitioner herein and was living happily with him. She further claimed that no wrong had been committed upon her and they both had, voluntarily, married and that she was even pregnant, from such marriage. 5. Since respondent No.2 had not attained the age of discretion at the time of alleged elopement, the charge-sheet was filed. 6. The trial is under-way and both th