X VICTIM vs THE STATE OF DELHI THROUGH S.H.O & ANR.

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$~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 10, 2025 + CRL.REV.P. 1211/2023 & CRL.M.A. 30781/2023 X VICTIM .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Nikita Sharma & Mr. Akshay Mishra, Advs. versus THE STATE OF DELHI THROUGH S.H.O & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP for the State along with Mr. Lalit Luthra, Adv. SI Sangeet Malik, PS Bindapur. Mr. Anurag Chauhan, Mr. Tajinder Singh & Ms. Kanishka Negi, Advs. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present Criminal Revision Petition has been filed under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (‘CrPC’) assailing the order on charge dated 04.05.2023 (hereinafter ‘impugned order’) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (SFTC) in case No. SC-234/2023, whereby the Respondent No. 2/Accused was discharged for the offence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) and the charge was directed to be framed only under Section 509 of the IPC. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER CRL.REV.P. 1211/2023 Page 1 of 9 KAUR Signing Date:12.12.2025 18:02:21 2. Succinctly stated, the prosecution case originates from a written complaint dated 07.09.2022, submitted by the prosecutrix at Police Station Bindapur, wherein she alleged that she was residing in a rented accommodation and the Accused/Respondent No. 2- Shailesh Goyal used to collect rent from her. However, the accused started communicating in an inappropriate and obscene manner and also sought to establish physical relations with her. She further alleged that on one occasion, the accused, entered her residence and attempted to misbehave with her. Consequently, on the basis of this complaint, the FIR No. 872/2022 dated 21.12.2022, came to be registered un