NEERAJ@KUPPA vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 19.08.2025 Pronounced on : 21.08.2025 CRL.A. 767/2024 NEERAJ @ KUPPA .....Appellant Through: Ms. Inderjeet Sidhu, Advocate (DHCLSC). Versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Ankit Sagar, P.S. Neb Sarai. Mr. Hemant Singh, Ms. Urvashi Jain, Mr. Attrev Gupta and Mr. Aman Bidhuri, Advocates for Victim. AND CRL.A. 770/2024 FAISAL ALAM @ SHARUK .....Appellant Through: Ms. Aishwarya Rao and Ms. Mansi Rao, Advocates. versus STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO PS NEB SARAI DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with SI Ankit Sagar, P.S. Neb Sarai. Mr. Hemant Singh, Ms. Urvashi Jain, Mr. Attrev Gupta and Mr. Aman Bidhuri, Advocates for Victim. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI 1. By way of the present appeals, the appellants seek to assail the judgment of conviction dated 31.07.2023 and the order on sentence dated 13.02.2024, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-01, Special Court (POCSO), South District, Saket Courts, New Delhi, in SC No. 129/2017 arising out of FIR No. 857/2016 registered under Sections 377/367/506 IPC and Se