STATE vs PARVESH RANA & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 30.10.2025 CRL.A. 1149/2019 STATE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP for State. versus PARVESH RANA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj Rana, Adv. for Mr. Parvesh Rana, Adv. For R-1. Mr. Ankur Sharma, Adv. For R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (Oral) 1. The present appeal has been filed by the State under Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, assailing the Order on Sentence dated 10.07.2019, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge/Special Fast Track Court, North District, Rohini Courts, on the ground that the sentence meted out is inadequate. 2. We are told that convicted accused (respondents herein) have neither challenged their conviction nor sentence. 3. At present, thus, we are only concerned with the issue whether the sentence awarded to the respondents is adequate or not and whether the same needs to be enhanced. 4. Learned APP, in all fairness, concedes to the fact that the present case is of simpliciter rape and not a case of ‘gang-rape’. 5. The offence took place on 19.03.2009. 6. As per section 376, prevalen