STATE (NCT OF DELHI) vs GIRISH KUMAR & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 28th June, 2025 + CRL.A.535 /2025 STATE (NCT OF DELHI) Through Deputy Commissioner of Police, District South East, Delhi .....Appellant Through: Mr. Utkarsh, Ld. APP for the State with SI Sonu Kumar, P.S. Okhla Industrial Area versus 1. GIRISH KUMAR S/o Sh. Prabha Kumar R/o Jhuggi No. C-111, Indra Kalyan Vihar, New Delhi. 2. RAM KRIPAL SINGH S/o Sh. Jagnarayan Singh, R/o Jhuggi No. B-193, Indra Kalyan Vihar, New Delhi .....Respondents Through: Mr. Harshit Vashisht Amicus Curiae with Mr. Avinash Kapoor, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Criminal Appeal under Section 378(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed against the judgment dated 03.10.2016 vide which the learned M.M. has acquitted the Respondents for offences under Sections 325/34 of the India Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA CRL.A.535/2025 Page 1 of 9 SHARMA Signing Date:30.06.2025 18:23:35 Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the “IPC”) in a case arising out of FIR No. 75/2001 at P.S. Okhla Industrial Area. 2. Briefly stated, as per the Complaint dated 03.02.2001 at P.S. Okhla Industrial Area, the Complainant/Sh. Shankar Bharti, on 02.02.2001 at about 4:30 PM, was going for some important work and when he reached near the clinic of Dr. Rai at Indira Kalyan Vihar Camp near DSIIDC, Respondents Girish Kumar and Ram Kripal Singh, caught him and started beating him. They broke his right knee and took away his HMT wrist watch, golden ring, golden chain and an amount of Rs.618/- from his pocket and also threatened before leaving. 3. On his Complaint, FIR No. 075/2001 was registered at P.S. Okhla Industrial Area. Due invest