THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI vs MUKESH & ANR

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$~31 * 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 Page 1 of 5 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: KATHPALIA Signature Not Verified 2025.07.18 17:55:54 +05'30' Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:18.07.2025 17:58:55 Respondent no. 1 entrapped the prosecutrix with his sweet talk and convinced her that he would get married with her after getting his marriage with respondent no. 2 dissolved by way of decree of divorce. On the pretext of getting married, respondent no. 1 developed physical relations with prosecutrix repeatedly. On 27.07.2016 when the prosecutrix went to the house of respondents in order to discuss her marriage with respondent no. 1, both respondents started beating her up and confined her in their home. After threat