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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 5827/2025 & CRL.M.A. 24899/2025

PRANAV JAIN .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Sanjay Abbot, Ms. Vasundhra

Bakhru, Ms. Sanjana Mishra,

Advocates.

versus

STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents

Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State.

Mr. Sachidanand Chaturvedi, Advocate for R-2 with R-2 in

person.

SI Arvind Gautam, PS-DB Road.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 08.01.2026

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 pe