STATE OF NCT OF DELHI vs JAWAHAR SINGH

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 13th May,2025 Pronounced on: 18thJuly, 2025 + CRL. A. 689/2025 STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for State. versus JAWAHAR SINGH S/o Sh. Ram Kishan R/o H.No.106, Defence Enclave, Mangal Bazar, Near Balaji Chowk, New Delhi. Permanent Address: Village Chhichund, P.S. Utpalda, PO Achalda, Distt. Oriya, U.P. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Singh and Ms. Urvashi Jain, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. CRL. A. 689/2025 Page 1 of 15 Signature Not Verified Signed By:ANIL KUMAR BHATT Signing Date:18.07.2025 19:02:27 1. A Criminal Appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Appellant/State against the Judgment dated 25.01.2020 vide which the Respondent has been acquitted for the offence under Section 451/506 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as “POCSO Act”) in FIR No.49/2013 Police Station Ranhola, Delhi, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ). 2. The case of the Prosecution is that on 06.03.2013 at about 02:00 P.M., the Prosecutrix aged about 14 years was present in her house. The Respondent/Jawahar Singh forcibly entered into the house and sexually assaulted her, resulting in registration of FIR No.49/2013 under Section 354A/506 IPC and Section 8 POCSO Act. 3. The Chargesheet was filed in the Court after which the Charges were framed on 18.09.2013 under the aforesaid Sections. 4. The Prosecution in support of its case examined seven witnesses.The material witness being the PW2 Prosecutrix as and PW6 Smt. Su