STATE OF NCT OF DELHI vs JAWAHAR SINGH

* 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 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