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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Prateek Jalan, J
Pranav Jain – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
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| 1. factual background involving fir registration and subsequent amicable settlement. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 2. legal criteria for quashing criminal proceedings in cases of serious offences. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 3. final outcome of the quashing petition. (Para 18 , 19) |
1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner, who is the accused in proceedings arising out of FIR No. 227/2025 registered at Police Station D.B.G. Road for the alleged offence under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [“BNS”], seeks quashing of the said FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom.
2. The FIR was registered at the instance of respondent No. 2 on 14.06.2025. The allegation against the petitioner is that he first met the complainant [respondent No. 2 herein] in October 2024 and that, from 27.12.2024 onwards, he persuaded respondent No. 2 to enter into a sexual relationship on the false promise of marriage.
3. The allegations pertain to a period during which respondent No. 2 was approximately 28 years of age, and the petitioner was approximately 29 years of age.
4. The present petition is premised on the amicable resolution of disp
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