K W/O P vs STATE OF NCT DELHI AND ANR

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 20th February, 2025 Date of Decision: 7th March, 2025 W.P.(CRL) 3315/2024 K W/O P .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pawan Sharma, husband of the Petitioner versus STATE OF NCT DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel CRL.) with Mr. Abhinav Kumar Arya, Advocate with SI Sunil Kumar, P.S. Rohini. Mr. Jai Wadhwa, MS, DSLSA and Secretary, NW, DLSA, Rohini Court CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA % JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J: 1. This petition has been filed by the Petitioner who is a victim in FIR No. 472/2023 registered at Police Station (P.S) Kanjhawala on 17.11.2023 initially under Sections 376/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). The Petitioner in the present case is aggrieved by the letter dated 27.08.2024 (‘impugned letter’) issued by District Legal Services Authority, North West, Rohini New Delhi (‘DLSA’), vide which the application preferred on behalf of the Petitioner/victim for award of interim compensation was declined. 2. By way of a brief background, it may be noted that, the present proceedings arise from the petition filed by the Petitioner, who is