K vs THE STATE & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 03.07.2025 + CRL.REV.P. 245/2024 K .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Sunita Arora, Advocate. versus THE STATE & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for Strate with Ms. Puja Mann and Mr. Vipin Kumar, Advocates. Ms. Vijay Rani, Adv for R-2. CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J 1. By way of this revision petition, the petitioner-victim is seeking setting aside of the order dated 03.10.2023 [hereafter „impugned order‟], passed by learned ASJ, (SC-RC), East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Sessions Court‟], vide which respondent no. 2/accused has been discharged in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 0235/2022, registered at Police Station Bhajanpura, Delhi, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 354/354A/376/506/509 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟). 2. Brief facts of the present case are that on 20.02.2022, the CRL.REV.P. 245/2024 Page 1 of 14 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:05.07.2025 17:12:21 victim lodged a complaint at P.S. Bhajanpura, Delhi, wherein she stated that she had been working as a Computer Operator in the Public Works Department (PWD) for the past 15 years, and was posted at the PWD office, Karkardooma Court, Division M-231. It was alleged that her senior, Rajender Kumar (respondent no. 2), who was serving as an Executive Engineer, used to touch her inappropriately. It was further alleged that on 17.07.2020, while she was working in the said office, the accused had persuaded her to enter into physical relations with him by promising to secure her a permanent position in the department. However, the complainant had refused. Subsequently, th