CHHOTE LAL vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 11th November, 2025 + CRL.APPEAL NO.78/2025 & CRL.M.B. 137/2025 CHHOTE LAL S/o Late Sh. Prabhu Dayal R/o C-24, Gali No.19, Chanchal Park, Nangloi, Najafgarh Road, New Delhi-110041. .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Urvashi Jain, Mr. Hemant Singh, Mr. Aman Bidhuri and Mr. Attrey Gupta, Advocates. Versus 1. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) DELHI) Through SHO, P.S. Ranhola 2. PROSECUTRIX Through SHO, P.S. Ranhola. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State with SI Paramjeet, PS Ranhola. Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, Advocate (Amicus Curiae) (DHCLSC) with Mr. Dhruv Chaudhry, Mr. Shubham Sourav and Mr. Vijit Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. An Appeal under Section 415(2) read with Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023 or in alternate under Section 374(2) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C), 1973 has been filed to challenge the Judgment of Conviction dated 03.08.2024 and the Order on Sentence dated 05.11.2024, whereby the Appellant/Chhote Lal has been awarded sentence of five years and a fine of Signature Not Verified CRL.APPEAL NO.78/2025 Page 1 of 10 Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:11.11.2025 17:00:17 Rs.10,000/- for the offences under Section 354/354A(2) IPC and Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as “POCSO Act”) registered at Police Station Ranhola. 2. Briefly stated, the Appellant submits that he is a 77 years old individual who has been falsely implicated in this case. He is disabled as his six fingers, three of each hand, got severed in the year 1972 while he was working in a Power Press Factory. The Appellant has already