STATE vs KULDEEP

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 03rd February, 2026 Pronounced on: 25th March, 2026 CRL.A. 264/2021 STATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Adv. Insp. Sandeep Kumar, SI Dinesh Kumar, PS Nand Nagri. versus KULDEEP .....Respondent Through: Mr. Saurabh Kansal, Ms. Pallavi Sharma Kansal, Mr. Pratham Malik, Ms. Vanshika Kapoor, Advs. along with accused in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. State takes exception to the judgment dated 20th July, 2019, whereby, respondent Kuldeep has been acquitted of all the charges levelled against him. 2. The brief facts of the case, as per charge sheet, are that on 23rd January, 2013, father of the prosecutrix ‘P’ (name withheld), came at Police Station Nand Nagri and lodged a complaint that his daughter has been lured away by some unknown person. He stated in such complaint that he is a driver and had gone to Gauhati with his truck and upon coming back, he was informed by his wife that on 10th CRL.A. 264/2021 3. During investigation, the photograph of the prosecutrix was uploaded on Zip-net, wireless message was f