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Chetan Dass v. State

Delhi HC19 Mar 2025CRL.REV.P./207/2020

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Chetan Dass v. State; CRL.REV.P. 207/2020; CRL.M.A. 11886/2020; CRL.M.A. 2206/2025; High Court of Delhi; Justice Shalinder Kaur; order dated 19.03.2025; acquittal; conviction set aside; sentencing order dated 19.12.2017 set aside; judgment dated 07.12.2017; Section 279/304-A IPC; Indian Penal Code 1860; compensation Rs. 1,70,000/-; demand draft No. 169305 dated 17.03.2025; State Bank of India; favour of 'Jatoon'; order dated 19.02.2025; complainant acknowledged receipt; petition disposed.

What did the court decide?

Setting aside of the petitioner's conviction (judgment dated 07.12.2017) and the sentencing order dated 19.12.2017; acquittal of the petitioner for offences under Section 279/304-A IPC; petition and pending applications disposed of. ¶16

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Issue for consideration

Whether, upon the petitioner paying Rs. 1,70,000/- to the complainant pursuant to this Court's order dated 19.02.2025, his conviction under Section 279/304-A IPC (judgment dated 07.12.2017) and the sentencing order dated 19.12.2017 should be set aside and he be acquitted.

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Court's answer

Pursuant to the order dated 19.02.2025, the petitioner paid Rs. 1,70,000/- to the complainant by demand draft dated 17.03.2025 (No. 169305, State Bank of India, in favour of 'Jatoon'), which was handed over to the complainant and whose receipt she acknowledged.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner's conviction vide judgment dated 07.12.2017 and the sentencing order dated 19.12.2017 are set aside, and the petitioner is acquitted of the offences punishable under Section 279/304-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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High Court of Delhi — CRL.REV.P. 207/2020 (with CRL.M.A. 11886/2020 and CRL.M.A. 2206/2025) — Chetan Dass v. State — Coram: Shalinder Kaur, J — Order dated 19.03.2025. By order dated 19.02.2025, the petitioner had been directed to pay the complainant Rs. 1,70,000/- within four weeks by demand draft/pay order. On 19.03.2025 the petitioner tendered demand draft No. 169305 dated 17.03.2025 for Rs. 1,70,000/- drawn on State Bank of India in favour of 'Jatoon'. The complainant, present in Court and identified by the Investigating Officer, was handed the draft and acknowledged receipt. In view thereof, the petitioner's conviction vide judgment dated 07.12.2017 and the sentencing order dated 19.12.2017 were set aside and the petitioner was acquitted of the offences punishable under Section 279/304-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The petition, along with pending applications, stood disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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CRL.REV.P. 207/2020, CRL.M.A. 11886/2020, CRL.M.A. 2206/2025

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CHETAN DASS .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. G.S. Sharma and Mr. R.A. Sharma, Advs.

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versus

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STATE .....Respondent Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for State with SI Dinesh Kumar, PS Nand Nagari Complainant along with her husband in person.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR

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O R D E R % 19.03.2025

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Vide Order dated 19.02.2025 passed by this Court, the petitioner was directed to pay to the complainant a sum of Rs. 1,70,000/- within a period of four weeks by way of a demand draft/pay order.

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Today, pursuant to the said Order, the petitioner has brought the demand draft dated 17.03.2025, bearing No. 169305, for a sum of Rs. 1,70,000/-, drawn on State Bank of India in favour of ‘Jatoon’. The complainant is also present in Court and has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer. The demand draft has been handed over to

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/03/2025 at 12:26:44

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the complainant and she acknowledges to the receiving of the demand draft.

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In view thereof, the petitioner’s conviction vide judgment dated 07.12.2017 and also the sentencing order dated 19.12.2017 are set aside and the petitioner is acquitted of the offences punishable under Section 279/304-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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The petition, along with pending applications, stands disposed of.

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SHALINDER KAUR, J

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MARCH 19, 2025/SU/SK

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/03/2025 at 12:26:44

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