State Of NCT Of Delhi v. Gulab & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.L.P.

184/2024, CRL.M.A.

10652/2024 & CRL.M.A.

10653/2024 STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Mr Lalit Luthra, Adv.

SI Jitender, PS Anand Parbat.

versus GULAB & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Appearance not given.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 05.07.2024 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2.

The present appeal has been filed by the Appellant- State under Section 378 of the CrPC, challenging the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 18th October, 2019, for offences punishable under Sections 6/16 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

3.

The impugned judgment was delivered on 18th October, 2019 and the present appeal has been filed after a delay of more than 600 days. The Court has perused the application seeking condonation of delay and is of the opinion that there is no justifiable cause for such a long period of delay in this matter. The delay has not been explained sufficiently. 4.

Accordingly, applications for condonation of delay i.e., CRL.M.A.10652/2024 and CRL.M.A. 10653/2024 are dismissed and the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 07:03:19

appeal is also dismissed.

PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J.

AMIT SHARMA, J.

JULY 05, 2024 Rahul/pr/ks The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 02/07/2025 at 07:03:19