* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Reserved on: 13th November, 2025

Pronounced on: 22nd December, 2025

+ CRL.A.1580/2025

STATE (NCT) OF DELHI

437, Lawyer‟s Chamber Block-1,

High Court of Delhi, New Delhi ......Petitioner

Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State

with SI Achla PS Ranhola.

versus

UMESH KUMAR

S/o Sh. Dalveer Singh

R/o Village Makrand Garhi,

P.O Hasanpur, PS Nouhajhil,

District Mathura, U.P. ....Respondent

Through: None

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

J U D G M E N T

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. A Criminal Appeal under Section 378(1) Cr.P.C has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner/State to challenge the Judgment dated 25.03.2019 of the learned ASJ who has acquitted the Respondent Umesh Kumar under Section 363/366 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’)

in Sessions Case No.53/2018 in case FIR No.196/2013 P.S. Ranhola.

2. The case of the Prosecution is that one Mr. A.U, father of the Prosecutrix lodged a missing Complaint on 08.07.2013 that his daughter „A @ C‟ aged 14 years was not found in the house in the intervening night of 07.07.2013 at 02:00 A.M. She could not be traced despite best efforts. On

his Complaint, DD No.32A dated 08.07.2023