State vs Sudershan Kumar - 2023 Supreme(Del) 855

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2023 Supreme(Del) 855

SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
State – Appellant
Versus
Sudershan Kumar – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Naresh Chahar, APP, for the State with SI Veena, P.S. Sarai Rohilla in Cr.REV.P. 772 of 2018 & CRL.REV.P. 565/2019 & CRL.M.A. 10128/2019.
Mr. Yogesh Swaroop, Advocate, for the Respondent in Cr.REV.P. 772 of 2018.
Mr. Sujeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate, for the Petitioner in CRL.REV.P. 565/2019 & CRL.M.A. 10128/2019.
Mr. Sanser Pal Singh, Advocate, for the Respondent-2 in CRL.REV.P. 565/2019 & CRL.M.A. 10128/2019.

JUDGMENT

Index to the Judgment

Factual Background

Submissions At Bar

Law on Framing of Charge

i. Judicial Precedents

ii. Prima Facie View

Law of Section 375 and 90 of Indian Penal Code, 1860

i. Judicial Precedents

Analysis and Findings

i. Peculiar Facts and Circumstances

ii. Jurisprudence of consent

iii. Consensual Sex vs. Sexual Assault

iv. Unexplained delay of 12 years

Conclusion

Swarana Kanta Sharma, J. This judgment shall govern the disposal of Crl.Rev.P. 772/2018 and Crl.Rev.P. 565/2019, along with pending applications. Since both the petitions arise out of same set of facts and contentions and the issue before this Court in both the petitions is also common, the same are being decided through this common judgment. The petitioner in Crl.Rev.P. 772/2018 is the `State` whereas petitioner in Crl.Rev.P. 565/2019 is the `prosecutrix/complainant`.

2. The aforesaid revision petitions filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as `Cr.P.C') assail the order dated 14.06.2018 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge/SFTC-2(Central), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as `Trial Court') in case FIR bearing no. 475/2017