KULDEEP vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELH

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 21.04.2025 + CRL.REV.P. 920/2024 & CRL.M (BAIL) 1195/2024 KULDEEP .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amit Sahni (DHCLSC), with Mr. Ankur, Mr. Parth Sharma and Mr. Vaibhav Mishra, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State, with S.I. Sumit Singh. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of this revision petition, the revisionist has assailed his conviction for offence punishable under Sections 354, 354B, and 506 (Part II) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟] in case arising out of FIR No. 56/2017, registered at Police Station I.P. Estate, Delhi. The revisionist was convicted by learned Metropolitan Magistrate (Mahila Court)-01, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi [hereafter „Trial Court‟] vide judgment dated 01.11.2019 and order on sentence dated 16.09.2020 was passed thereafter. His appeal (Crl. Appeal No. 158/2020) against his conviction, filed before learned Additional Signature Not Verified CRL.REV.P. 920/2024 Page 1 of 13 Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:21.04.2025 20:17:39 Sessions Judge-03, Central, Tis Hazari Court, Delhi [hereafter „Appellate Court‟] was dismissed vide judgment dated 30.01.2024 and order on sentence dated 27.03.2024. 2. As per the charge sheet, the case arises out of an incident dated 24.02.2017. At around 9:00 PM, upon receipt of DD No. 31 PP, ASI Promod Kumar, along with Constable Amresh Kumar, had reached the place of occurrence, i.e., DDU Marg, near Narayan Dutt Bhawan. There, they had met the complainant „R‟, who had informed the police officials that the accused had misbehaved with her. The complainant had thereafter been taken to LNJP Hospital for me