STATE vs UMESH KUMAR

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* 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 Signature Not Verified DigitallySigned By:RITA SHARMA CRL.A.1580/2025 Page 1 of 10 Signing Date:23.12.2025 13:22:54 his Complaint, DD No.32A dated 08.07.2023 was registered on which present FIR No.196/2013 under Section 363 IPC was registered on 08.07.2013. 3. During the investigation, on 12.07.2013 the Prosecutrix was found on Uttam Nagar Bus Terminal. Her Statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C was recorded, wherein she stated that the Accused had repeatedly forced her for marriage. In the midnight of 07.07.2013, he had come to her house and induced her to accompany him on the pretext of marriage. She remained at his