GAGANDEEP vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 28.07.2025 Pronounced on : 10.09.2025 + CRL.A. 603/2022 GAGANDEEP .....Appellant Through: Mr. Jatin Rajput, Mr. Rajesh Kumar Jha, Mr. Varun Panwar and Mr. Vinmar, Advocates versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Ravi Kumar, P.S. Ashok Vihar Ms. Gunjan Sinha Jain, Advocate for respondent No.2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. By way of the present appeal, the appellant seeks to assail the judgement of conviction dated 09.03.2022 vide which he has been convicted for offences punishable under Sections 363 IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act and order on sentence dated 19.05.2022 vide which he has been directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years for the offence punishable under Sections 6 POCSO Act along with payment of fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default whereof he was directed to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 6 months and rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years for the offence punishable under Sections 363 IPC alongwith payment of fine of Rs.5,000/- in default whereof, he was directed Signature Not Verified Signed By:GAUTAM CRL.A. 603/2022 Page 1 of 13 ASWAL Signing Date:10.09.2025 19:19:11 to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 3 months. The benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C. was provided to the appellant and all the sentences were directed to run concurrently. 2. The investigation commenced on 10.03.2017 when on the complaint of mother of the prosecutrix, an FIR was registered with the allegations that on 09.03.2017, the complainant had gone to work, and upon returning home, she was informed by her daughter that in complainant’s absence, the appellant, who was living in neighborhood, had come