MOHD. ABID vs STATE

* 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 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