M vs THE STATE ( NCT OF DELHI)

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision:27.08.2025 CRL.A. 329/2021 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 595/2022 M .....Appellant Through: Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, Advocate versus THE STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State Mr. Faraz Maqbool, Advocate for the Complainant CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL) CRL.M.(BAIL) 595/2022 (suspension of sentence) Since the arguments in the appeal itself have been heard, this application seeking suspension of sentence during pendency of the appeal has become infructuous, and is disposed of as such. CRL.A. 329/2021 1. By way of present appeal filed under Section 374 (2) Cr.P.C, the appellant has assailed the judgment of conviction dated 01.04.2021 and order on sentence dated 15.07.2021, ASJ-01 (POCSO) South-East District, Saket, New Delhi in SC case no. 2081/16 arising out of F.I.R. No. 435/14 registered under Sections 376/377/506 IPC & 6/14 POCSO Act, P.S. Jamia Nagar. Vide the impugned judgment and order on sentence, the appellant was 2. Briefly put, the facts as recorded by the Trial Court in the Impugned Judgement are:- “In brief the case of the prosecution is that prior to reporting t