JUDGMENT :

1. This common judgment shall decide petitions bearing no. W.P.(CRL) 2802/2019 filed on behalf of the petitioner/Ashish Chauhan and W.P.(CRL) 3005/2019 filed on behalf of the petitioner/Surajit Chatterjee under Article 226 of the Constitution read with section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as “the Code”) for quashing of FIR bearing no. 594/2018 dated 01.12.2018 registered under sections 354A/506 IPC, 1860 at P.S. Vasant Kunj (North) District South-West, New Delhi along with consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR.

2. The perusal of FIR reflects that it was got registered on account of DD No. 26B dated 01.12.2018 lodged by the respondent no.2 regarding the sexual harassment at workplace i.e. Head Office, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) and threat to the safety and life of the respondent no.2. The respondent no.2 stated that she is a lawyer by profession and worked as a trainee at Head Office, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Vasant Kunj till August, 2018. The respondent was sexually harassed by the petitioner/Ashish Chauhan, Archit Ashwani and Surajit Chatterjee (petitioner in W.P.(CRL) 3005/2019) of the legal team. The petition