* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 03^rd February, 2026 Pronounced on: 25th March, 2026 + CRL.A. 264/2021 STATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Adv.

Insp. Sandeep Kumar, SI Dinesh Kumar, PS Nand Nagri.

versus KULDEEP .....Respondent Through: Mr. Saurabh Kansal, Ms.

Pallavi Sharma Kansal, Mr. Pratham Malik, Ms. Vanshika Kapoor, Advs. along with accused in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA

J U D G M E N T

RAVINDER DUDEJA, J.

1. State takes exception to the judgment dated 20^th July, 2019, whereby, respondent Kuldeep has been acquitted of all the charges levelled against him.

2. The brief facts of the case, as per charge sheet, are that on 23^rd January, 2013, father of the prosecutrix ‘P’ (name withheld), came at Police Station Nand Nagri and lodged a complaint that his daughter has been lured away by some unknown person. He stated in such complaint that he is a driver and had gone to Gauhati with his truck and upon coming back, he was informed by his wife that on 10^th January, 2013, she left for work at 11.00 am, and in the evening when she returned back, she found the prosecutrix missi