RANJAN OBEROI vs STATE & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 29th April, 2025 Pronounced on: 30th June, 2025 + CRL. A.579/2025 RANJAN OBEROI S/o Sh. Ram Rang Oberoi R/o E-18, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi-110019. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Harender Sangwan, Advocate. versus 1. STATE 2. MR. ABDUL LATIF R/o E-17, Nizamuddin West, New Deli-110019. 3. IMRAN LATIF R/o E-17, Nizamuddin West, New Deli-110019. 4. ZEESHAN LATIF R/o E-17, Nizamuddin West, New Deli-110019. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State with SI Pavan. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T CRL. A.579/2025 Page 1 of 12 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA SHARMA Signing Date:04.07.2025 18:31:50 NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Appellant/Complainant, Sh. Ranjan Oberoi to challenge the Judgment dated 22.12.2016 vide which the Respondent No.2 to 4 namely, Sh. Abdul Latif, Sh. Imran Latif and Sh. Zeeshan Latif have been acquitted for the offence under Section 341/509/323 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) in FIR No.320/2009 PS Hazrat Nizamuddin. 2. The case of the Prosecution is that the Appellant/Complainant, Ranjan Oberoiin his Complaint dated 12.07.2009 to the Police stated that since last four years water has been seeping into the walls of his house from the side of the house of Sh. Imran Latif. He started construction in the year 2005 but his house was sealed in February-March, 2006. Thereafter, he again started the construction in which he fully cooperated and supported even though there was disturbance and many a times bricks would fall from third and fourth floor in his own area, though none was hurt. These facts were brought t