MOHD. ZAMIL vs STATE

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$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 9th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 13th April, 2026 + CRL.A. 10/2019 MOHD. ZAMIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. S.S Ahluwalia, with Ms. Saniya Zehra, and Mr. Prince Balyan, Advs. along with Appellant in person versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Ms. Divya Yadav, Adv. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT Prathiba M. Singh, J. 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present appeal has been filed by the Appellant- Mohd. Zamil under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter, ‘CrPC’) challenging the judgment dated 7th August, 2018 (hereinafter, ‘impugned judgment’) and order on sentence dated 10th August, 2018 passed by the ld. Additional Sessions Judge (North West)-01, Special Court, POCSO, Rohini District Court in Sessions Case No. 123/2014 arising out of FIR No. 139/2014 registered at P.S. Kanjhawala. 3. Vide the impugned judgment, the Appellant has been convicted for offences punishable under Section 6 read with Sections 5(l) and 5(n) of the Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA CRL.A. 10/2019 Page 1 of 17 NEGI Signing Date:29.05.2026 14:55:55 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter, ‘POCSO Act’) and Section 506(i) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, ‘IPC’). The Appellant has been sentenced vide order on sentence dated 10th August, 2018 in the following terms: “(i) For the offence u/s 506 (i) IPC, the convict Mohd. Zamil is sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of two years along with a fine of Rs. l,000/-(Rs. One thousand only), in default of payment of fine, to undergo S.I for one month. (ii) For offence u/s 6 of POCSO Act, the convict Mohd. Zamil is sentenced to li