MS A vs State - 2026 Supreme(Del) 126

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2026 Supreme(Del) 126

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
MS A – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Nitesh Saini and Dr. Ashwani Bhardwaj, Advocates.
For the Respondents:Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar with Ms. Amisha Dahiya, Advocate with SI Rakhi. Mr. M. Rais Farooqui and Mr. M. Asad Beig, Advs.

JUDGMENT :

SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J.

Index to the Judgment

FACTUAL BACKDROP
SUBMISSIONS BEFORE THE COURT
ANALYSIS & FINDINGS
A. Duty of the Court at the stage of framing of charge and discharge
B. Examination of material on record and surrounding circumstances
C. Whether the alleged offences are made out against the respondents
D. Criminal law must remain a shield for the vulnerable, not a weapon in the hands of the disenchanted.
E. The Decision

1. The petitioner – who is the complainant/prosecutrix in FIR bearing no. 698/2022, registered on 08.09.2022 at Police Station Jyoti Nagar, Delhi – has approached this Court by way of this revision petition, being aggrieved by the order dated 15.04.2024 [hereafter 'impugned order'] passed by the learned ASJ (SC-RC), East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi [hereafter 'Sessions Court'] in SC No. 72/2023 vide which the respondent no. 2 has been discharged from the offences punishable under Sections 376 (2)(n), 377, 341, 342, 493, 495, 201, 354D and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter ' IPC '] and respondent nos. 3 and 4 have been discharged from the offence punishable under Section 506 read with Section 34 of the .

FACTUAL BACKDROP

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