THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI vs MUKESH & ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 18.07.2025 CRL.REV.P. 143/2018 THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amit Ahlawat, APP for State versus MUKESH & ANR .....Respondents Through: Counsel for respondent (appearance not given) CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. The State has assailed order dated 10.10.2017 of the learned trial court limited to the extent of discharging the accused persons (respondents herein) of offence under Section 323/342 IPC in case FIR No. 430/2016 of PS New Ashok Nagar. I have heard learned APP for State and learned counsel for respondents, who took me through the digitized record of the trial court. 2. Briefly stated, the prosecution case as unfolded from the FIR registered on the statement of prosecutrix is as follows. The prosecutrix studied till 5th standard and had been working as a receptionist in a company owned by the present respondent no. 1. In the said company, respondent no.2 also was working. Respondent no. 2 is wife of respondent no.1. CRL.REV.P. 143/2018 pages 3. After committal of the chargesheet, the learned trial court heard both sides on the issue of charge. By way of the orde