SUDARSHAN vs STATE

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 08.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 15.04.2026 + CRL.A. 1144/2016 SUDARSHAN .....Appellant Through: Ms. Manika Tripathy, Advocate (DHCLSC) with Mr. Aakash M., Mr. Raman Khan, Ms. Nandini Goel and Mr. Saksham Singh, Advocates. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for State with SI Komal, P.S. Aman Vihar Mr. Raghavendra Mohan Bajaj, Ms. Shagun Agarwal and Mr. Pritesh Raj, Advocates for victim. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. In this appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure (the Cr.P.C.), the sole accused in SC No. 182 of 2014 on the file of the Additional Sessions Court, Rohini District Courts, New Delhi, assails the judgment dated 08.12.2015 as per which he has been convicted and sentenced for the offences Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 1144/2016 Page 1 of 18 Signed By:KOMAL DHAWAN Signing Date:15.04.2026 13:20:24 punishable under Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (the POCSO Act). 2. The prosecution case, is that on 10.07.2014 at about 02:30 PM, at House No. B-337, Gali No. 2, Prem Nagar-III, Gauri Shankar Enclave, Delhi, the accused attempted to commit aggravated sexual assault on PW12, a minor girl aged approximately 4½ years, by removing her underwear and climbing over her back with the intent to commit a wrongful act on her. 3. Based on Ext. PW11/A FIS/FIR of PW11, the mother of PW12, given on 10.07.2014, crime no. 730/2014, Aman Vihar Police Station, that is, Ext. PW1/A FIR was registered by PW1 Head Constable (HC) alleging commission of the offence punishable under Section 354 IPC. PW14 conducted investigation into the crime and on completion of the same filed the charge