D @ D vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 23rd April, 2025 Pronounced on: 3rd June, 2025 CRL.A. 754/2024 D@D .....Appellant Through: Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, Adv. (DHCLSC), Mr. Dhruv Chaudhary, Mr. Shubham Sourav, Advs. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, APP for the State with Ms. Mansi Sharma, Advocate. Ms. Vagisha Kochar, Adv. (amicus curiae) for the Survivor. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present appeal under Section 415(2) read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (for short, ‘BNSS’) has been filed assailing the judgment of conviction dated 27.09.2023 and order on sentence dated 04.03.2024 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-04 (POCSO), South District, Saket Courts, New Delhi, whereby the appellant has been convicted in Sessions Case No. 7617/2016, arising out of FIR No. 1082/15, under Sections 376/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, (for short, ‘IPC’) and 2. Vide the impugned judgment of conviction and order on sentence, the appellant was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)/506 of the IPC and Section 6 read with Section 5