(Reopen DEL61)

The case relates to an incident in November, 2006 when Sehrawat had allegedly kidnapped the 16-year-old who was on her way to tuition in a West Delhi locality. Apart from the four accused (Mishra, his wife, daughter and brother), the others who have been chargesheeted by the police in the case are -- Pradeep Sehrawat, Devender, Sunil, Surendra and Satinder. The names of Mishra and his family members were mentioned in column 2, meant for the suspects but without evidence against them, of the supplementary charge sheet filed later by the police. A magisterial court had in 2008 and a sessions court had in 2010 declined to summon Mishra in the case on the ground of lack of evidence and legal provisions. The Delhi High Court had, however, in 2012, set aside the trial court's order and directed it to consider the case afresh after the girl's father moved the High Court seeking initiation of prosecution of Mishra and his family members, and also one Kanshi Ram, for their alleged involvement in the case. The High Court had set aside the orders of the sessions and the magisterial courts, saying they were "not based on a proper appreciation of the material available on record."