MD. MURSHID vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 11.09.2025 % Pronounced on : 23.09.2025 + CRL.A.348/2020 MD. MURSHID .....Appellant Through: Mr Kanhaiya Singhal, Advocate (DHCLSC) versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with Inspector Satbir Singh PS Jaitpur, Delhi. Ms Gayatri Nandwani, Advocate (DHCLSC) for the victim with Ms. Mudita Sharda and Mr Adrian Abbi, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been preferred to assail and set aside the impugned judgment of conviction dated 11.02.2020 and order on sentence dated 20.02.2020. Vide the impugned judgment, the appellant stands convicted for the offence punishable under Section 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 and Section 376(2)(i) IPC. He was sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for 10 years and fine of Rs.1500/- for offence punishable under Section 6 of POCSO Act and in default whereof, he was to undergo Simple Imprisonment (SI) for a period of two months. The benefit of Section 428 was also extended to the appellant. 2. The criminal investigation proceeded in the context of an incident that statedly occurred on 31.08.2013 at about 1