RAHUL KUMAR AND ANR. vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 16th, 2025 + CRL.REV.P. 187/2023 & CRL.M.A. 4674/2023 RAHUL KUMAR AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ashish Mundhare, Advocate. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Udit, PS Ranhola. Mr. Binod K. Aggarwal, Advocate for complainant (through VC). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under section 397of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (‘CrPC’) assailing of the order dated 10.11.2022 (‘impugned order’), passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (‘ASJ’), whereby charges for the offences under sections 498A/304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), have been framed against the Petitioners herein and accused Vipin@Chuha. 2. The Petitioner No. 1/ Sh. Rahul and Petitioner No. 2/Smt. Mithlesh are the brother-in-law and sister, respectively, of the husband of the deceased/victim namely Vipin @Chuha. 3. Succinctly stated, the FIR no. 102/2020 dated 13.02.2020 Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER CRL.REV.P. 187/2023 Page 1 of 11 KAUR Signing Date:19.12.2025 17:02:59 was registered at Police Station Ranhola, at the behest of the father of the victim alleging that the deceased/victim-Smt. Jyoti was married to the accused/Vipin on 29.04.2018 and in their marriage the father had given his daughter gold ornaments, cash, kitchen appliances and furniture as dowry articles. It is alleged that after one month of their marriage, the family members of the accused started quarrelling with her and due to the same, the accused and the victim shifted to a rented accommodation. It is further alleged that the husband/Vipin was a habitual drinker, never had a fixed sou