RAMESH SEHGAL vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 13th May, 2026 CRL.M.C. 1042/2026 & CRL.M.A. 4106/2026 RAMESH SEHGAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pankaj Arya, Advocate. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondent Through: Ms. Priyanka Dalal, APP for the State with SI Praveen Kumar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners herein seek quashing of FIR No. 0117/2018 dated 03.05.2018, registered at Police Station Rani Bagh (North West), for commission of offences under Sections 354/354(A)/342506/34 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. 2. The copy of FIR is on record and as per the averments appearing in the FIR, respondent No.2 was staying as a Paying Guest at the premises of accused/landlord and used to pay him rent regularly. On the date of the incident, when she had gone to him to pay the rent, the accused, as per the allegations, caught hold of her, pulled her into his arms and kissed her. When she claimed that she would inform the police, she was threatened. 3. In the FIR, there was no reference about any act committed by the daughter of the