IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Reserved On : November 20, 2025 Pronounced On : December 02, 2025 XXXXXX .... Appellant vs.

State of Punjab and another .... Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA.

HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR.

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Present : Mr. Rakhi Sharma, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Akshay Kumar, AAG, Punjab.

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SUKHVINDER KAUR , J . :

CRM-47467-2025 :

This is application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of delay of 349 days in filing the present appeal. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and delay of 349 days in filing the present appeal is hereby condoned, subject to all just exceptions.

The application stands disposed of.

Main Appeal :

1. Appellant/prosecutrix (name withheld) has preferred the instant appeal against judgment dated 14.09.2022, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Ludhiana, vide which respondent No.2/accused Vijay Verma has been acquitted in case FIR No.215 dated 12.10.2021, under Sections 376 IPC, registered at Police Station Tibba, District Ludhiana.

2. Shorn off the unnecessary details, the brief facts, as per prosecution version is that