The Delhi High Court has quashed a rape and sexual assault case against a 70 year old retired Indian Army officer, observing that the allegations against him were "inherently absurd". The Court said subjecting the man to suffer the “tribulations of trial” would tantamount to miscarriage of justice, which warranted judicial interference. The Court allowed the plea filed by one Lt General Inderjit Singh AVSM VSM (Retired) challenging a trial court order directing the Delhi Police to lodged an FIR against him. He also sought quashing of the FIR registered pursuant to the trial court order. “In view of the aforesaid discussion, impugned order as well as FIR, if any, registered at Police Station Vasant Kunj pursuant to the impugned order are quashed,” it said.