Mr Ankit Verma & Ors. v. the State Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(CRL) 1586/2026 & CRL.M.A. 15761/2026, Girish Kathpalia J., decided 18.05.2026: petition under Ss. 498A/406/34 IPC quashing jurisdiction (FIR No. 95/2024, P.S. Fatehpur Beri) dismissed as withdrawn unconditionally at petitioners' request; no adjudication on quashing or compromise; complainant de facto (respondent no. 2) willing to join investigation when directed by IO in writing; court noted extremely serious allegation of sexual misconduct against one petitioner from the FIR.
What did the court decide?
None; the petition and the accompanying application were dismissed as withdrawn unconditionally at the request of petitioners' counsel, after an extremely serious allegation of sexual misconduct against one of the petitioners was pointed out from the FIR. ¶17