$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 8^th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 10^th April, 2026 + CRL.A. 87/2017 THE STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) .....Appellant Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for State.

SI Ankur, P.S. Sultanpuri.

versus RANJIT & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. M.L. Yadav, Mr. Prashant, Mr.

Piyush Saini and Mr.Hardeep Godara, Advs. for R2 & R3.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed by the State challenging the impugned judgment dated 10^th November,2015passedbytheld.AdditionalSessionsJudge-04,NorthDistrict, Rohini Court, Delhi in Sessions Case No. 172/4 arising out of FIR No. 36/11 registered at P.S. Sultanpuri for offences punishable under Sections 365/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Vide the impugned judgment, the Respondents -

Ranjit, Raju and Prabhu Dayal @ Babla, have been acquitted.

3. The brief facts of the case are that a complaint was registered at P.S. Sultanpuri on 3^rd February, 2011 at the instance of the Complainant - Smt. Shanti (PW-5), wherein it was stated that on 2