RAJESH AND ORS vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 7th February, 2026 CRL.M.C. 469/2026& CRL.M.A. 1875/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1876/2026 RAJESH AND ORS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Girish Gupta with Ms. Sidhi Sharma, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP with SI Sunil Chauhan. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners seek quashing of order dated 10.11.2025 whereby their request to recall prosecutrix for further cross-examination has not been acceded to. 2. The alleged incident took place on 04.08.2023 and after comprehensive investigation and arrest of the accused persons, charge-sheet was filed on 19.09.2023. 3. Since it was a case of sexual assault upon a child and, inter alia, involving Section 10 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 the case was committed to Court of Sessions. 4. Prosecutrix (PW-1) entered into witness box on 05.02.2024 and same day, her examination-in-chief was recorded. Her cross examination was deferred for 14.03.2024. 5. On 14.03.2024, the then learned defence counsel cross-examined her at length on behalf of all the accused persons. Du