VINOD KUMAR vs STATE AND ANR

Judgment text excerpt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:26.06.2025 + CRL.A. 691/2023 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 314/2025 VINOD KUMAR .....Appellant versus STATE AND ANR .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Appellant : Mr. Rajat Sang Sharma, Mr. Sandeep Singh Nainwal& Mr. Jitender Kumar Mishra, Advs. For the Respondents : Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for the State SI Shweta, PS- Tilak Nagar Mr. Pankaj Pathak, Adv. (through VC) CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal is filed against the judgment dated 08.05.2023 (hereafter ‘impugned judgment’) and the order on sentence dated 27.07.2023 (hereafter ‘impugned order on sentence’) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (‘ASJ’), West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in SC No. 242/2018 arising out of FIR No. 1378/2015 (‘FIR’). Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAMALDEEP KAUR CRL.A. 691/2023 Page 1 of 20 Signing Date:30.06.2025 18:16:56 2. By the impugned judgment, the learned ASJ convicted the appellant of the offence under Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO Act’) and Section 18 read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). By the impugned order on sentence, the learned ASJ sentenced the appellant to undergo imprisonment for a period of 10 years alongwith payment of fine for a sum of ₹10,000/- and in default thereof to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year for the offence under Section 6 read with Section 18 of the POCSO Act. For the offence under Section 10 of the POCSO Act, the learned ASJ sentenced the appellant to undergo imprisonment for a period of 05 years alongwith payment of fine for a sum of ₹1,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment