STATE vs UMESH KUMAR

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 13th November, 2025 Pronounced on: 22nd December, 2025 + CRL.A.1580/2025 STATE (NCT) OF DELHI 437, Lawyer‟s Chamber Block-1, High Court of Delhi, New Delhi ......Petitioner Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State with SI Achla PS Ranhola. versus UMESH KUMAR S/o Sh. Dalveer Singh R/o Village Makrand Garhi, P.O Hasanpur, PS Nouhajhil, District Mathura, U.P. ....Respondent Through: None CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. A Criminal Appeal under Section 378(1) Cr.P.C has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner/State to challenge the Judgment dated 25.03.2019 of the learned ASJ who has acquitted the Respondent Umesh Kumar under Section 363/366 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’) in Sessions Case No.53/2018 in case FIR No.196/2013 P.S. Ranhola. 2. The case of the Prosecution is that one Mr. A.U, father of the Prosecutrix lodged a missing Complaint on 08.07.2013 that his daughter „A @ C‟ aged 14 years was not found in the house in the intervening night of 07.07.2013 at 02:00 A.M. She could not be traced despite best efforts. On 2013. 3. During the i