MS RUCHIKA MITRA & ORS. vs STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

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$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15th January, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 347/2026 MS RUCHIKA MITRA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Kamlesh Kumar, Advocate with petitioners. versus STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Rahul Malik, PS Maurya Enclave. Mr. Arjun Arora, Advocate for respondent No.2 with respondent No.2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The present petition seeks quashing of FIR No.224/2025 dated 02.06.2025, registered at Police Station Maurya Enclave, Delhi for commission of offences under Sections 126(2)/61(2)/356(2)/351(2)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (corresponding Sections 341/120B/500/506/34 IPC), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. Respondent No.2 is Principal in Abhinav Public School, Pitampura and on the date of incident, when she came to the school, she was prevented from entering the school premises by two school teachers i.e. petitioner Nos.1 and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 347/2026 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:17.01.2026 12:57:52 2, allegedly at the behest of the Managing Committee Member i.e. petitioner No.3. 3. Chargesheet is, reportedly, under scrutiny. 4. However, after the abovesaid incident, the parties sat together and were able to resolve all their disputes, amicably. 5. According to the petitioners, the incident had happened on account of some misunderstanding and there was never any motive to insult, abuse or threaten anyone, much less, respondent No.2, who continues as Principal of abovesaid school. 6. The offences in question pertain to wrongful restraint, insult and crimi