JEETU RANJEET vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 26.09.2025 Pronounced on : 06.10.2025 + CRL.A. 462/2023 JEETU RANJEET .....Appellant Through: Mr.Surinder Singh and Mr.Devesh Sharma, Advocates versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr.Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State Ms.Astha, Advocate for victim CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal pertains to the judgment of conviction dated 16.01.2023 rendered by Sessions Court whereby Additional Session Judge- 01 (POCSO) North West, Rohini District Courts, Delhi, while acquitting the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 506 IPC, convicted him for the offence under Section 5(m) punishable under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. Vide order on sentence dated 20.04.2023, appellant has been sentenced to undergo RI for 10 years with fine of Rs.15,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo SI for 3 months. The accused was given benefit of Section 428 of Cr.P.C. 2. As per the case of the prosecution, the appellant, who was the van driver of the child victim, had committed aggravated penetrative sexual Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.A. 462/2023 Page 1 of 7 By:NIJAMUDDEE N ANSARI assault upon the child victim aged about 5 years by inserting his finger in her vagina. He, further, criminally intimidated her by slapping her with a view to cause alarm in her mind in order to prevent her to disclose regarding the same. The child victim informed her parents of the act resulting in registration of FIR and framing of charge under Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 506 IPC. 3. On behalf of the appellant, it is contended that the appellant has been falsely implicated in the present case at the instance of victim’s mother as he had not agreed to change the route of van