RAKESH KHURANA & ORS. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 11th February, 2026 CRL.M.C. 1168/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4668-4669/2026 RAKESH KHURANA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rahul Gupta with Ms. Deepti Gupta and Ms. Sakshi, Advocates with petitioners in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP for the State with Insp. Surender, SI Ashish, PS Begumpur. Ms. Jaspreet Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person (through V.C.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.396/2021 dated 16.08.2021, registered at P.S. Begum Pur. 2. Charge-sheet has been filed and charges are ascertained and all the three petitioners have been charged as under:- Petitioner Framing of charges vide order dated 11.04.2023 Petitioner No.1 Section 3(1)(w)(i) of The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (in short SC/ST Act) r/w Section 354 IPC, Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act, 3(2)(v)(a) of SC/ST Act r/w Section 323 IPC Petitioner No.2 Section 3(1)(r)(s) & 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act r/w 3. Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act, 3(2)(v)(a) of SC/ST Act r/w Se