SONU S/O SHRI BEN SINGH vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

` * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 25.07.2025 Pronounced on : 30.07.2025 CRL.A. 1190/2024 SONU S/O SHRI BEN SINGH .....Appellant Through: Ms. Manika Tripathy (DHCLSC) and Mr. Aakash Mahor and Mr. Gautam Yadav, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with SI Jay Prakash, P.S. Rajouri Garden. Mr. Prateek Kumar, Ms. Ankita and Mr. Prassant Kumar Sharma, Advocates for victim/complainant. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. By way of the present appeal filed under Section 415(2) r/w Section 528 of BNSS 2023, the appellant assails the judgment of conviction dated 08.08.2022 as well as order on sentence dated 08.09.2022 passed in S.C No. 23/2018 arising out of FIR No. 696/2017 registered under Sections 342/377 IPC and Section 6 POCSO Act at P.S. Rajouri Garden, Delhi. On being convicted, vide order on sentence, the appellant has been sentenced to undergo; RI for 3 years for the offence punishable under Section 363 IPC in addition to payment of fine amounting to Rs.1000/-, in default whereof he was directed to undergo S.I. for 3 months; RI for 4 years 2. The FIR in the present case came to