MANOJ @ KRISHNA @ EILLI vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 05.12.2025 Pronounced on : 18.12.2025 Uploaded on : 18.12.2025 + CRL.A.761/2018 MANOJ @ KRISHNA @ EILLI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Medhanshu Tripathi, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) with Mr. Tushar Tokas, Ms. Arvinder Kaur, Ms. Aditi Singh and Mr. Manas Rai, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with Ms. Yusra, Advocate Ms. Urvi Kuthiala, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for victim CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal seeks to assail the judgment of conviction rendered on 26.04.2018 and order on sentence dated 04.05.2018 vide which the appellant was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 376 IPC and sentenced to undergo RI for 7 years along with payment of fine of Rs.20,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo SI for 6 months. It was directed that the fine amount shall go to the victim as compensation. The Trial Court further directed that benefit of Section 428 Cr.PC be granted to the appellant. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI CRL.A. 761/2018 Page 1 of 6 Signing Date:18.12.2025 18:46:55 2. The facts in a nutshell are that DD No.12A came to be recorded on 24.12.2012 on the information from St. Stephen Hospital that an unmarried girl had given birth to a female child, who was declared dead. During investigation, statement of the victim was recorded, resulting in registration of the FIR. In her statement, the victim alleged that on 13.03.2012, there was a marriage function of her uncle. When she came back from tuition and had gone to her second floor to fetch a bucket, the appellant, who was the erstwhile tenant of her paternal grandfather, administered something to her due to which she los