RAMSANJIVAN vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:22.09.2025 + CRL.A. 632/2023 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1113/2023 RAMSANJIVAN ..... Appellant versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Appellant : Mr. Mohit Chaurasia, (DHCLSC), Adv. For the Respondent : Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State. SI Monika, PS Ashok Vihar. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal is filed against the judgment dated 14.10.2022 (hereafter ‘impugned judgment’) and order on sentence dated 25.03.2023 (hereafter ‘impugned order on sentence’) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (‘ASJ’), North West, Rohini, Delhi in SC No. 53351/2016 arising out of FIR No. 224/2016 (‘FIR’). Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR CRL.A. 632/2023 Page 1 of 22 Signing Date:24.09.2025 17:16:45 2. By the impugned judgment, the learned ASJ convicted the appellant for the offences under Sections 6 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO Act’) and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). By the impugned order on sentence, the learned ASJ sentenced the appellant to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 12 years and to pay a fine for a sum of ₹12,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo imprisonment for a period of 02 months for the offence under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. The appellant was also directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 5 years and to pay a fine for a sum of ₹5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 01 month for the offence under Section 8 of the POCSO Act. The appellant was also directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years and to pay a fine of ₹3,000/- and