GAINDA LAL vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 15th July, 2025 Pronounced on: 13th August, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 4785/2017 GAINDA LAL S/O SH. LEKHRAJ R/O RZ- 231/17, TUGHLAKABAD EXTENSION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gurbaksh Singh & Mr. Arjun Dhamija, Advocates with Petitioner in person versus 1. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY, DELHI I.P ESTATE 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ITO HEADQUARTERS, I.P. ESTATE 3. MR . BHAGWAN SWAROOP S/O SH. RISHIPAL R/O G-1/67, GALI NO. 8, BLOCK G-1, SANGAM VIHAR 4. MR. RISHI PAL S/O SH. DORI LALA R/O G-1/67, GALI NO.8, BLOCK G-1, SANGAM VIHAR 5. SMT. NEHKSO DEVI @ KANTA DEVI W/O SH. RISHI PAL R/O G-1/67, GALL NO.8 BLOCK G-1, SANGAM VIHAR .....Respondents CRL.M.C. 4785/2017 Page 1 of 14 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA SHARMA Signing Date:13.08.2025 17:07:10 Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for State with SI Rahul Rathi, PS: Sangam Vihar Mr. M. T. Malik and Mr. Arnab Malik, Advocates for R-3 to R-5 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) read with Article 227 Constitution of India has been filed against the impugned Order dated 03.04.2017 vide which the learned District and Sessions Judge has upheld the Order of the learned M.M. dated 27.06.2016 discharging the Respondents No. 3 to 5 in the Charge-sheet filed in FIR No. 199/2014 under Sections 498A/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) at P.S. Sangam Vihar, New Delhi. 2. Briefly stated, the Complainant/Sh. Gainda Lal (the Petitioner herein), father of the deceased, Ms. Shashi made a Complaint of dowry harassment and death of his daughter. 3. It is submitted that