HARJINDER SINGH vs THE STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 18.11.2025 Pronounced on : 20.11.2025 Uploaded on : 20.11.2025 + CRL.A. 205/2019 HARJINDER SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Gurbakash Singh and Mr. Arjun Dhingra, Advocates. versus THE STATE .....Respondent Through: Ms.Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with WSI Annu Kumari PS Nihal Vihar, Delhi. Mr. Arjun Mahajan, Advocate (Amicus Curiae, pro bono) for victim with Mr Apoorv Upadhyay, Advocate. Mr.Himanshu Anand Gupta, Mr. Siddharth Barua, Mr.Shekhar Anand, Ms.Navneet and Ms.Shivani Rampal, Advocates for DSLSA. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal seeks to impugn the judgment of conviction dated 30.01.2019 and order on sentence dated 06.02.2019 rendered by the Trial Court in the context of trial held in relation to the FIR No. 134/15 registered under Section 376 IPC at PS Nihal Vihar, Delhi. On completion of the trial, the appellant came to be convicted for the offence under Section 376 IPC Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI CRL.A. 205/2019 Page 1 of 12 Signing Date:20.11.2025 19:50:41 and sentenced to undergo RI for 10 years along with a fine of Rs. 25,000/- and in default thereof, he was to undergo SI for a period of 6 months. The benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C was given to the appellant. His sentence was suspended by this Court on 20.03.2019. 2. On 20.02.2015, a complaint came to be registered at PS Nihal Vihar at the behest of the prosecutrix, alleging that the appellant, who is her brother-in-law (Devar), used to pressure her into engaging in galat kaam with him and on resisting, used to beat her. He watched her bath by concealing himself. On 20.01.2015, when she was alone at home, the appellant forcibly established physical relations with her. When s