Rohit Kumar v. State ( NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
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Petition seeking quashing of FIR regarding sexual offence under IPC and POCSO Act was dismissed due to seriousness of offence.
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ROHIT KUMAR ..... Petitioner
Represented by: Mr. Jagdish Kumar, Advocate.
versus STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) & ANR ..... Respondent Represented by: Mr. R.S. Kundu, ASC for Ms. Nandita Rao, ASC with SI Vinod Kapoor, PS Vasant Vihar.
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
Crl.M.A. No. 5117/2018 (Exemption)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
W.P.(CRL) 818/2018
By this petition, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 461/2017 under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012 registered at PS Vasant Vihar.
Considering that an offence punishable under Section 376 IPC is serious in nature, this Court finds no ground to quash the FIR.
MUKTA GUPTA, J.
MAY 11, 2018/‘yo’
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the FIR under Section 376 IPC and sections 4 and 8 of POCSO Act should be quashed.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
ROHIT KUMAR
STATE ( NCT OF DELHI)
MUKTA GUPTA
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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