JYOTI VALLABH vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16th January, 2026 CRL.M.C. 5394/2023 & CRL.M.A. 20449/2023 JYOTI VALLABH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. I.C. Mishra, Dr. Balmiki Prasad and Mr. Rishav Raj, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State with SI Akshay, PS V.K. North. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner was, initially, charged under Section 354/354D/451/506 IPC vide order dated 18.07.2022 passed by the learned MM (Mahila Court). 2. Such order was assailed by the petitioner by filing a Revision Petition before the Court of Sessions. 3. The abovesaid petition was, though, partly allowed as the learned Revisional Court came to the conclusion that there was prima facie commission of offences under Section 354D/506 IPC only, it imposed cost of Rs.3,000/- upon the revisionist for making irrelevant submissions and unwarranted wastage of time. Simultaneously, though there was no cross- petition or prayer for addition of any other charge, while disposing of the abovesaid petition filed by the accused, learned Revisional Court also directed charge to be also framed under Sect