121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:09.04.2026 Ravi Kumar …Petitioner vs.

State of Haryana and others …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Vansh Chawla, Advocate for Ms. Sehej Sandhawalia, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rajiv Sidhu, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Rajat Verma, Advocate for Mr. Saurabh Singla, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3.

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N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the FIR No.25 dated 11.02.2023 under Sections 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012, registered at Police Station Siwan, District Kaithal (Annexure P-1) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR in the present case was registered on the basis of the statement made by respondent No.2. In fact, the alleged prosecutrix i.e. respondent No.3 and the petitioner were in a consensual relationship and the complainant had lodged the FIR only on the basis of suspicion. In fact, the prosecutrix had attained the age of majorit