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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 9301/2025 & CRL.M.A. 38785/2025,

CRL.M.A. 38786/2025

RAJKUMAR CHAURASIA & ANR. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Amit Rao, Adv.

(through VC)

versus

THE STATE THROUGH S H O & ANR. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri,

APP for the State with SI

Prashant Yadav, PS Budh

Vihar and SI Rajpal, PS

Rani Bagh.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 24.12.2025

1. By the present petition, the petitioners seek quashing of

FIR No. 180/2024 dated 29.06.2024, registered at Police Station

Budh Vihar, for offences under Sections 498A/406/34 of the

Indian Penal Code, 1860 and all consequential proceedings

arising therefrom.

2. It is the case of the petitioners that the FIR was registered

on a complaint, which was given a counterblast to the

proceedings between the parties.

3. On being asked, it is informed by the learned Additional

Public Prosecutor for the State that the investigation is already

complete and the chargesheet was also filed long back on

04.11.2024. It is further pointed out that the learned Trial Court

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has already taken cognizance of the offences and has issued

summons to the petitioners, who have also appeared before the

learned Trial Court.

4. The matter is now listed before the learned Trial Court on

26.02.2026 for considering the arguments on charge.

5. Admittedly, the petitioners have the remedy of addressing

arguments and raising all issues before the learned Trial Court

while arguing on charge. Moreover, the FIR was registered

almost one and a half years back and more than an year has

passed since filing of the chargesheet as well.

6. While this Court is empowered to quash criminal

proceedings even after filing of chargesheet to secure the ends of

justice or to prevent abuse of law, it is well settled that ordinarily,

this Court should be cautious to exercise inherent jurisdiction and

interfere with the proceedings after chargesheet has been filed

after thorough investigation [Ref. State of Odisha v. Pratima

Mohanty and Others: (2022) 16 SCC 703].

7. In view of the above, as the learned Trial Court is already

seized of the matter and the petitioners have also appeared before

the learned Trial Court, this Court does not consider it apposite to

entertain the present petition at this stage.

8. Needless to say, the petitioners are at liberty to approach

the Court in case any grievance remains in future.

9. It is also made clear that this Court has not expressed any

opinion on the merits of the case.

10. The learned Trial Court shall pass an order in accordance

with law after considering the facts and applicable law.

11. The present petition is disposed of with liberty to the

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petitioners to take all arguments before the learned Trial Court at

the time of arguments on charge. Pending applications also stand

disposed of.

AMIT MAHAJAN, J

DECEMBER 24, 2025

‘KDK’

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