PRAVEEN @ LALLU vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 21st July, 2025 Date of Decision: 20th August, 2025 CRL.A. 826/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1481/2024 PRAVEEN @ LALLU .....Appellant Through: Mr. Kanhaiya Singhal & Mr. Rahul Bhaskar, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Ms. Divya Yadav & Mr. Lalit Luthra, Advs. Mr. Zishaan Iskandari & Mr. Madhur Mittal, Advs. for Complainant. Insp. Harish Kumar, P.S. Karawal Nagar (9599793699). CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA JUDGMENT Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, J. 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present appeal is filed under section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “the CrPC”) on behalf of the Appellant – Praveen @ Lallu to set aside the judgment dated 10th May, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as “the impugned judgment”) and the Order-on- Sentence dated 10th July, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as “the impugned order on sentence”) passed by the court of Additional Sessions Judge (SC- POCSO)-02, North – East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi (hereinafter 3. Briefly stated, the prosecution’s case, as reflected i