STATE vs BEDI RAM @ BEDI

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of reserving Judgment: 11th May, 2026 Date of decision: 19th May, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 136/2008 STATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for the State with IO Inspector Gulshan Nagpal SHO Nabi Karim and SI Anil Kumar PS Sultan Puri. versus BEDI RAM @ BEDI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. with Respondent-in-person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT VIMAL KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. The instant appeal is one of those few cases, where the State comes into appeal in a criminal case. The impugned judgment dated 05.02.2007, through which the Respondent Bedi Ram @ Bedi herein was given a clean chit, was not acceptable to the Prosecuting Agency, therefore, the instant appeal has been filed by the State. 2. The indispensable facts, in order to appreciate the contention of the parties, in nutshell are that on a playful evening on 13.11.2002 when the children of the locality were playing Badminton including the Respondent herein and the victim. The shuttlecock went on the terrace of a house nearby and without that it was not possible to continue with the play, therefore, not Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA CRL.A. 136/2008 State vs. Bedi Ram @ Bedi Page 1 of 15 Signing Date:20.05.2026 14:34:04 only the victim and the Respondent, but some other children also went upstairs to the terrace. The Respondent Bedi Ram @ Bedi picked the shuttlecock and threw it down and all the children went down after it. However, the victim was prevented by the Respondent and he forcefully took her to a room on the terrace and raped her. He threatened her with dire consequences in case she dared to disclose it to anyone. The incident took place on 13.11.2002 at about 8:30 pm. The victim went back h