MOHD. RAJU @ RAJU vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 04.09.2025 Pronounced on : 08.09.2025 CRL.A. 470/2020 & CRL.M.A. 3318/2023 MOHD. RAJU @ RAJU .....Appellant Through: Mr. Kanhiya Singhal, Mr. Prasanna, Mr. Rishabh Bharadwaj and Ms. Avantika Shankar versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State, Mr. Nitin Saluja and Mr. Sushrut Sharma, 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 29.01.2020 whereby the appellant was convicted under Section 6 read with 5(j) of POCSO Act and order on sentence dated 04.02.2020 passed by the ASJ (POCSO Act), South East, Saket Courts in SC No. 1811/2016. Vide order on sentence, the appellant was directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 14 years and also to pay a fine of Rs.1,500/- for offence punishable under Section 6 read with section 5(j) of POCSO Act and in default of payment of fine, he was directed to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months. 2. The prosecution case, in a nutshell was that on 13.05.2014, information was received in P.S. Govind Puri t