Dismissed¶15
Nikhil Kumar v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
Delhi HCW.P.(CRL)/385/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR refused despite settlement between parties - sexual assault of minor (approx. 13 years) by step-father; POCSO Act Sections 4/6 and BNS 2023 Sections 65(1)/34(2)/123; FIR No. 769/2024 dated 20.12.2024, PS New Ashok Nagar; Delhi High Court dismisses W.P.(CRL) 385/2025 (Amit Mahajan, J., 08.09.2025): allegations against minor cannot be brushed aside merely because parties settled disputes.
What did the court decide?
A bare perusal of the FIR shows that very serious allegations of sexual assault have been made at the instance of a minor child, stated to be approximately 13 years of age at the time of incident. ¶14