Delhi High Court · 2025-09-11
PROSECUTRIX M vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.
- Citation / case number
- CRL.A.-241/2023 2025:DHC:8068
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Petitioner
- PROSECUTRIX M
- Respondent
- STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.
Judgment text excerpt
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 08.09.2025 Pronounced on : 11.09.2025 CRL.A. 241/2023 PROSECUTRIX M .....Appellant Through: Ms. Radhika Gupta, Advocate versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State Mr. Sunil Dalal, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Meenu Sharma, Mr. Nikhil Beniwal, Ms. Shipra Bali and Ms. Riya Rana, Advocates for respondent Nos. 2 to 4. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been instituted by the prosecutrix under Section 372 read with Section 482 Cr.P.C thereby seeking setting aside of the judgment of acquittal rendered by the Sessions Court in SC No. 417/2020 arising out of FIR No. 481/2019 registered under Sections 376/377/34 IPC at P.S. Chhawala. 2. The background of the facts is that on 04.12.2019, DD No. 44A came to be recorded in P.S. Chhawala wherein, the prosecutrix alleged that she was married to respondent no. 2/Shailesh, on 21.11.2016 as per Hindu rites and customs. Her in-laws, i.e., father-in-law Ramesh, brothers-in-law Rohit and Devender, sisters-in-law Suman and Sheetal, and her own husband, were 2019. On 14.07.2019, when she reached her matri