KARAN KUMAR vs STATE & ANR.

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 5th April, 2025 Pronounced on: 3rd June, 2025 + CRL.A. 1067/2024 KARAN KUMAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. M.P. Sinha, Mr. Yatharth Sinha, Mr. Neeraj Kanwar, Mr. Hitesh Thakur, Mr. Arnav Jain, Mr. Govind Pareek, Mr. Vikas Kumar, Mr. Satyam Mishra, Mr. Shwetabh Sharma, Mr. Shubham Tyagi, Mr. Arjun Singh Didaliya, Mr. Ankit Sahu and Ms. Kanchan Bharti, Advocates. versus STATE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for the State. SI Bharti Singh, P.S. Aman Vihar. Ms. Tanya Agarwal, Adv.(DHCLSC) For R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present appeal under Section 415 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNSS') has been filed assailing the judgment of conviction dated 04.06.2024 and order on sentence dated 03.10.2024 passed by learned ASJ-01 (POCSO) North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi, whereby Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SHIWANI NEGI CRL.A. 1067/2024 Page 1 of 23 Signing Date:03.06.2025 12:10:41 the Appellant has been convicted in SC No. 597/2017, arising out of FIR No. 613/2017, under Sections 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, “IPC') and Section 6 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short, “POCSO Act”) registered at Police Station Aman Vihar. 2. The appellant by way of the impugned judgment of conviction and order on sentence was convicted for the offences punishable under Section 376(2)(f) of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act. The appellant has been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment of 10 years alongwith a fine of Rs.1000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for 1 month for the offence punishable under Section 376(2)(f) of the IPC. BR