SACHINDRA PRIYADARSHI vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 12.08.2025 CRL.REV.P. 454/2024 & CRL.M.A. 10576/2024 SACHINDRA PRIYADARSHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Barun Kumar Sinha, Mrs. Pratibha Sinha and Mr. Sneh Vardhan, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State along with SI Manisha. Complainant through Video- conferencing. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. The petitioner-accused, by way of this petition, prays for discharge in Sessions Case No. 124/2020, arising out of FIR No. 387/2019, registered at Police Station Mandawali, Delhi, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 328/376/323/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟], and seeks setting aside of order dated 10.01.2024 [hereafter „impugned order‟] passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (FTSC) (RC), East, CRL.REV.P.454/2024 2. As per the case of the prosecution, the prosecutrix lodged a written complaint on 29.11.2019 at the concerned Police Station alleging that on 22.09.2018, the petitioner, who was her colleague at her