TONNY vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 01.09.2025 Pronounced on : 03.09.2025 + CRL.A. 820/2019 TONNY .....Appellant Through: Mr. S.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate (DHCLSC) versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Seema, P.S. Gandhi Nagar Mr. Ishaan S. Sharma, learned Amicus Curiae (Pro Bono) for the victim. Mr. Himanshu Anand Gupta (DSLSA), Mr. Sidharth Barua, Ms. Navneet Kaur, Mr. Mike Desai CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. By way of the present appeal, the appellant seeks to assail the judgment of conviction dated 25.02.2019 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-01, Special Court (POCSO Act), North East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, in SC No. 309/2017 arising out of FIR No. 784/2017 registered under Sections 376/506 IPC and Sections 4/6/8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [in short, “POCSO”] at P.S. New Usmanpur, whereby he was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 366/376/506 IPC and Section 6 POCSO. Vide the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.A. 820/2019 Page 1 of 13 By:GAUTAM ASWAL Signing Date:04.09.2025 18:24:34 impugned order on sentence dated 27.02.2019, the appellant was sentenced as under:- i) RI for 4 years alongwith fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo SI for 3 months, for the offence punishable under Section 366 IPC; ii) RI for 4 years alongwith fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo SI for 3 months, for the offence punishable under Section 506 IPC; and iii) RI for 12 years alongwith fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo SI for 6 months, for the offence punishable under Section 376 IPC. 2. The FIR came to be registered on 04.08.2017 on the statement of the child victim, wh