STATE NCT OF DELHI vs RAKESH SEHRAWAT & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 16th September, 2025 Pronounced on: 22nd December, 2025 + CRL.L.P.300/2017 STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) Govt. of NCT of Delhi Delhi Secretariat, IP Estate, New Delhi. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP. versus 1. RAKESH SEHRAWAT S/o Sh. Raj Singh R/o Village Mahipal Pur, New Chowk Main Vasant Kunj Road, Mahipal Pur, New Delhi. 2. PAWAN SEHRAWAT S/o Sh. Daya Chand R/o Village Mahipal Pur, Near Chowk Main Vasant Kunj Road, Mahipal Pur, New Delhi. .....Respondents Through: Respondent No.2 through VC. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. CRL.L.P.300/2017 1. A Petition under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C”) has been filed on behalf of the CRL. APPEAL ... / 2025 (to be numbered) Page 1 of 15 Signature Not Verified DigitallySigned By:RITA SHARMA Signing Date:23.12.2025 13:17:53 Petitioner/State seeking Leave to Appeal against the Judgment dated 15.12.2016, passed by learned ASJ-03, Saket Courts, New Delhi in case FIR No.435/2010 titled as “State vs. Rakesh Sehrawat & Anr.” whereby learned ASJ has acquitted the Respondents/Rakesh and Pawan Sehrawat for the offences under Section 323/427/308/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”). 2. It is submitted in the Petition that the learned Trial Court has committed grave error while relying upon the testimony of the Respondent/Accused and not placing reliance upon the testimony of the Prosecution regarding involvement of the Respondent in the commission of offence. Furthermore, the learned Trial Court had committed error in not appreciating the testimony of PW3 and PW4 who categorically deposed about the sequence of events and