Pooja Sethi v. the State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order disposing CRL.M.C. 2749/2025 (petitioner Pooja Sethi; respondents The State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.) dated 13.03.2026 by Justice Manoj Jain. Keywords: criminal defamation, Section 499 IPC, Section 500 IPC, summons/settlement, compounding of petition as infructuous, withdrawal of complaint, amicable settlement, pending application disposed, no merits ruling.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated; the petition was disposed of as virtually infructuous because the matter settled amicably and the complaint was withdrawn; the pending application was likewise disposed of. ¶11