NAND LAL SINGH vs STATE THROUGH SHO PS ADARSH NAGAR & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 04th August, 2025 Pronounced on: 16th September, 2025 + CRL.A.12/2025 NAND LAL SINGH S/O Late Sh. Jag Narayan .....Appellant Through: Mr. Dinesh Malik (DHCLSC) and Mr. Puneet Jain, Advocates with Appellant in person. versus 1. STATE THROUGH SHO PS ADARSH NAGAR Through S.H.O., P.S. Adarsh Nagar, Delhi. 2. VICTIM “A” Through S.H.O., P.S. Adarsh Nagar, Delhi. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for State with SI Dipika, PS: Adarsh Nagar. Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, Advocate from DHCLSC for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Appeal under Section 528 read with Section 374(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “BNSS”) has been filed on behalf of the Appellant, Nand Lal Singh against judgment of conviction dated 25.07.2024, whereby he has been convicted under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as “POCSO”) and 376(3) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 12/2025 Page 1 of 22 Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:17.09.2025 10:25:22 referred to as “IPC”) and Order on sentence dated 26.10.2024 whereby sentenced to undergo RI for 20 years with fine of Rs.500/- (in default of payment of fine to undergo SI for 15 days). 2. The case of the prosecution is that the Complainant/Victim, aged about 11 years at the time of incident, gave a statement on 08.11.2019 that she went to the tea stall of the Appellant Nand Lal Singh, to inquire if whether her elder sister had come to his shop. The Appellant took her and her younger brother to his home. He made her brother leave on pretext of buying Lassi for outside, while he detained her in his house. H