# ASHISH KALRA AND OTHERS vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHERS

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-05-05
Citation: CRL.M.C.-3454/2026 2026:DHC:3822
Petitioner: ASHISH KALRA AND OTHERS
Respondent: STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHERS

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 05.05.2026 CRL.M.C. 3454/2026 & CRL.M.A. 14026/2026 ASHISH KALRA AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vardan Kharbanda, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for State with W/SI Pista Sharma Mr. Nikhil, Mr. Piyush Dixit and Mr. Dheeraj Singh, Advocates for R2 with complainant de facto in person CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of case FIR No. 09/2021 of PS Shahdara for offence under Section 498A/406/354/34 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act on the ground that the complainant de facto (respondent no.2 herein) has settled all matrimonial disputes with the petitioners. CRL.M.C. 3454/2026 pages 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec 45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff80 1e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA 2. At the outset, learned APP for State has referred to certain serious allegations of sexual misconduct levelled in the subject FIR against the present petitioner no.

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