State (Nct Of Delhi) vs Usman & Ors
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Case Significance
State (Nct Of Delhi) vs Usman & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated November 20, 2025 (citation: ik-59842646). The State filed a criminal revision petition challenging the discharge of Respondent No. 1 from Section 376 IPC (rape) and Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 from Sections 323/34 IPC, where the prosecutrix had taken Respondent No. 1 to a hotel alleging she was drugged and sexually assaulted, but later recorded a Section 164 statement saying they were in a consensual relationship and that her mother and brother had forced her to file a false complaint. The court found no infirmity in the discharge order, The case was heard by Justice Amit Mahajan. Counsel appearing: Ahmad Parvez (counsel for respondent), Raj Kumar (counsel for petitioner).
Summary
The State filed a criminal revision petition challenging the discharge of Respondent No. 1 from Section 376 IPC (rape) and Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 from Sections 323/34 IPC, where the prosecutrix had taken Respondent No. 1 to a hotel alleging she was drugged and sexually assaulted, but later recorded a Section 164 statement saying they were in a consensual relationship and that her mother and brother had forced her to file a false complaint. The court found no infirmity in the discharge order, particularly noting the prosecutrix's own retraction, and dismissed the State's revision petition with Rs 20,000 costs for filing an unnecessary case after a 373-day delay.
What was the outcome of State (Nct Of Delhi) vs Usman & Ors?
The State filed a criminal revision petition challenging the discharge of Respondent No. 1 from Section 376 IPC (rape) and Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 from Sections 323/34 IPC, where the prosecutrix had t...
Judgment
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