STATE vs PRAKASH@AKASH@CHINU & ORS.

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$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision:20th November,2025 + CRL.L.P. 98/2021 STATE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP with Insp. Shiv Karan Singh, PS Nabi Karim versus PRAKASH@AKASH@CHINU & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Kaushlender Singh and Mr. Neeraj Gahlaut, Advocates for R-1 & R-4 Mr. Avi Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kirti Raj, Advocate for R-2 Mr. Omkar Sharma and Mr. Aditya Sharma, Advocates for R-3 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition1 assails Judgment dated 30.05.20202, whereby respondents herein have been acquitted of all the charges. 2. The accused persons, namely, Prakash (Respondent No. 1), Arjun (Respondent No. 2) and Sheetal (Respondent No. 3 herein) were charge- sheeted for offences punishable under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC3 1 Filed by the State under Section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 2 Passed by the learned Trial Court in Sessions Case No. 305/2019 arising out of FIR No. 398/2018, registered at Police Station Nabi Karim, Delhi. 3 Indian Penal Code, 1860. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.L.P. 98/2021 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:28.11.2025 16:37:23 and their co-accused Kajal (Respondent No. 4 herein) was sent up to face trial for commission of offence under Section 201 IPC. 3. The case of the prosecution, as emanating from the record, is that on 26.11.2018, at about 10:00 PM, complainant Prem (PW-5) along with his relatives Varun (PW-12) and Manoj (PW-9) were present at a street situated behind White House Hotel, Nabi Karim. R-1, R-2 and one juvenile offender4 came there. When R-2 blamed complainant of doing mukhbari5 against him, he was snubbed. R-1 sent CCL who returned, within 15 m