BANSI KUMAR vs STATE

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 03.07.2025 + CRL.A. 277/2007 BANSI KUMAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Chandra Prakash Sharma, Adv. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with Ms. Puja Mann, Adv. along with SI Mahendra. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant seeking setting aside of the impugned judgment and order on sentence, both dated 07.04.2024, passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Delhi, [hereafter „Trial Court‟] whereby the appellant was convicted for offence under Section 366/376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟] in case arising out FIR No. 596/2005 registered at Police Station Narela, Delhi. 2. By way of the impugned judgment, the appellant was CRL.A. 277/2007 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:05.07.2025 17:12:21 sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years and pay a fine of ₹2,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one month. 3. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that on 20.11.2005, the present FIR was registered on the complaint of Roshan Khan, who reported that his daughter, aged about 14 to 15 years, had gone missing since 6:00 PM that evening, and despite extensive searches, she could not be traced. He had further stated that, in the meantime, one Shorab had visited his house and threatened him with dire consequences, stating that if he reported the matter to the police, his daughter would be killed. The complainant also informed the police that he suspected his daughter had been induced or