Kumar Dhanajay @ Guddu v. the State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Single Judge of the Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered under Sections 376, 323, 328, and 506 IPC. The court held that offences punishable under Section 376 IPC are serious in nature and cannot be quashed irrespective of the parties having amicably settled the matter or being happily married.
What did the court decide?
The petition seeking quashing of FIR No. 217/2017 was dismissed.