THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Judgment delivered on: 02.07.2007

CRL. REV. P. 695/2002

BALDEV RAJ

...Petitioner

- versus -

CHANDER PRAKASH & ORS.

...Respondents

Advocates who appeared in this case:

For the Petitioner

: Mr P. R. Thakur

For the Respondent

: Mr R. K. Naseem with Mr Manu Sharma and

Mr Sanjay K. Manan

CORAM:-

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED

1.

Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed

to see the judgment?

Yes

2.

To be referred to the Reporter or not?

Yes

3.

Whether the judgment should be reported in Digest?

Yes

BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J

1. This criminal revision petition has been filed by Mr Baldev Raj

against an order of acquittal passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge on

06.07.2002, whereby the respondents have been acquitted of the offences under

Section 498A and 304 B IPC. The petitioner (Mr Baldev Raj) is the father of

the deceased Kavita, who died on 06.07.1993 as a result of a fall from the

fourth floor of her matrimonial home. Late Kavita was married to the

respondent No.1 (Chander Prakash) on 02.02.1989. They had a girl child of

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about 3-1/2 years of age at the time of Kavita's