STATE NCT OF DELHI vs KARNAIL SINGH

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 17.09.2025 Judgment delivered on: 24.09.2025 + CRL.A. 672/2023 STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Appellant versus KARNAIL SINGH .....Respondent Memo of Appearance For the Appellant: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for the State with Ms. Kalpana Jha, Advocates. SI Priyanka, P.S. Alipur For the Respondent: Mr. Ravi Nayak, Advocate along with respondent in person CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT 1. The appellant-State takes exception to judgment dated 04.03.2022 passed by learned Trial Court whereby accused (respondent herein) has been acquitted of all the offences. 2. Let us take note of the relevant facts. 3. Respondent was sent up to face trial for committing offences of penetrative sexual assault upon a minor girl and for threatening and intimidating her. 4. Since the case pertains to sexual assault upon a minor girl, she would be referred to as ‘victim S’ in the present judgment. CRL.A. 672/2023 Page 1 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:24.09.2025 17:30:29 5. Investigation took off on the basis of receipt of DD No. 11A at PS Ali Pur which was to the effect that a girl aged 11-12 years had been raped. 6. Police swung into action and contacted victim S who had already reached SRHC Hospital, Narela. Her MLC was collected wherein she had given history of sexual assault and penile penetration. In her statement, she revealed that on 25.07.2015, she had gone to the house of her paternal grandmother. Since her grandmother had gone out, she was alone at her house. Accused, who was their neighbor, came there and threatened her and raped her. When she shouted, her grandmother reached and on noticing her, the accused fled away. 7. Necessary inv