STATE vs SONU

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 29th January, 2025 CRL.L.P. 29/2021 STATE .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Meenakshi Dahiya, Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent- State Versus SONU S/O Lal Singh R/o H.No.F-212, Shahbad Dairy, Delhi .....Respondent Through: Mr. Harshit Jain, Advocate on the panel of DHCLSA CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The present Leave Petition under Section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by Appellant-State seeking leave to Appeal against the Judgment dated 04.03.2020, vide which the Respondent/Accused-Sonu has been acquitted of the offences under Sections 457/354 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) and Section 8 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as “POCSO”) in FIR No. 669/2013, registered at Police Station Shahbad Dairy, Delhi. 2. The main ground of challenge is that the impugned Judgment is premised on conjectures and surmises. There is cogent evidence on record by way of deposition of the Prosecutrix (PW-1) and her parents (PW-2 & PW-3) to prove