STATE vs SANAUL KHAN

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 28th January, 2025 Pronounced on: 09thMay, 2025 + CRL.L.P. 120/2021 THE STATE (NCT of Delhi) Through Additional Public Prosecutor Delhi High Court New Delhi-110003 .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, Additional Public Prosecutor for State with SI Radha Kanwar, P.S. Subhash Place Versus SANAUL KHAN S/o Late Lukman Khan B/11-12, DDA Market, Shakarpur, Delhi Permanent Add: Vill. Kinder Kela, PO Moranf, P.S- Basiya, Distt. Gumla, Jharkhand .....Respondent Through: Ms. Swati Rathi, Ms. Chetishtha Malik, Mr. Prem Sood and Mr. Luv Sharma, Advocates for Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. CRL.L.P. 120/2021 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA CRL.L.P. 120/2021 Page 1 of 8 Signing Date:24.05.2025 11:32:19 1. The present Criminal Leave Petition under Section 378(3) read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been preferred on behalf of the Petitioner against the Judgment dated 24.06.2020 whereby the Appellant has been acquitted in FIR No. 250/2018, under Section 376(2) (n) read with Section 506 IPC, Police Station Subhash Place, Delhi. 2. For the reasons stated in the Petition, it is allowed. 3. Registry is directed to register the Appeal and assign number to it. 4. The Leave Petition is accordingly disposed of. CRL. A. _______/2025 (to be numbered) 5. The Appellant/State has challenged the Judgment dated 24.06.2020 whereby the Appellant has been acquitted for the offences under Section 376(2) (n) read with Section 506 IPC in FIR No. 250/2018, Police Station Subhash Place, Delhi 6. The factual background of prosecution case is that on 29.06.2018, Prosecutrix made a call at Help Line No. 181 and disclosed her whereabouts in response to a telephonic cal