SANTOSH TIWARI vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of reserving: 06th May, 2026 Date of Decision: 29th May, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: CRL.A. 335/2013 SANTOSH TIWARI .....Appellant Through: Appellant-in-person with Mr. Manoj K.Mishra, Mr. M.T.Radeesh Kumar, Ms. Madhulika and Mr. Umesh Dubey, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP for the State. Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, Adv. alongwith Ms. Pragya Barsaiyan, Adv. for the victim / prosecutrix (DHCLSC). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT VIMAL KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. Marxist view of religion that it is opium of masses surfaced in the instant case but the familial ties, outrage of chastity of the daughter and broken promises / dishonesty of the Appellant woke up the victim’s family from the spell of the opium of Marxist influence. The matter, which was, in a way, swept under the carpet, by the family of victim, was raised in a kind of retributive anger and frustration which was probably simmering somewhere deep down in the heart and psyche of the family, more 2. While assailing the Impugned Judgment dated 30.01.2013 and order on sentence dated 31.01.2013, the counsel for the Appellant has