MOHD. ABID vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 24.11.2025 Pronounced on : 19.12.2025 Uploaded on : 19.12.2025 + CRL.A. 573/2018 MOHD. ABID .....Appellant Through: Mr. Parminder Singh Goindi, Advocate. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State Mr. Saurabh Seth, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for the Prosecutrix, with Ms. Sumeera Seth, Ms. Neelampreet Kaur, Mr. Abhiroop Rathore, Mr. Sukhvir Singh and Mr. Kabir Dev, Advocates. + CRL.A. 786/2018 MOHD. HASMUDEEN .....Appellant Through: Appearance not given. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State Mr. Saurabh Seth, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for the Prosecutrix, with Ms. Sumeera Seth, Ms. Neelampreet Kaur, Mr. Abhiroop Rathore, Mr. Sukhvir Singh and Mr. Kabir Dev, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PREM CRL.A. Nos. 573/2018 & 786/2018 Page 1 of 11 MOHAN CHOUDHARY Signing Date:19.12.2025 23:10:06 1. By way of the above-noted appeals, the appellants seek setting aside of the impugned judgment dated 12.02.2018 as well as the order on sentence dated 15.02.2018 passed by the learned Sessions Court in the context of trial held in FIR No. 713/2015 registered under Sections 376/34 IPC and Section 4 POCSO at P.S. Keshav Puram. 2. As the counsels for the appellants have argued the present appeals by adopting each other‟s submissions and as the impugned judgment is common, the present appeals are being disposed of vide this common judgment. 3. Vide the impugned judgment dated 12.02.2018, the Trial Court convicted both the appellants for the offence punishable under Section 376D IPC and the appellant/Abid was additionally convicted for the offence punishable under Section 506 IPC. Vide the order on se