ASHISH vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 27th August, 2025 CRL.A. 269/2025 & CRL.M.A. 6930/2025, CRL.M.(BAIL) 486/2025 ASHISH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Akshya and Ms. Nupur Jhangala, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for the State with Mr. Naresh Dagar, Advocate. SI Bharat, PS: Uttam Nagar, W/SI Sushma, PS: Nangloi Metro, Ms. Soni Kampa, Senior Scientific Officer, FSL Rohini. Ms. Inderjeet Sidhu, Advocate for the Prosecutrix. Mr. Abhishek, Advocate for R-K. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral): 1. The present appeal under Section 415(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1 “BNSS” 2020. These proceedings emanate from FIR No. 443/2020 registered at P.S. Uttam Nagar for the offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 18603 and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.4 2. A conviction under Section 376 IPC read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act entails the gravest stigma and the severest of sentences; and therefore, this Court is tasked to examine whether the finding of guilt