AMIT KUMAR @ NINNU vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 28.11.2025 Pronounced on : 24.02.2026 Uploaded on : 24.02.2026 CRL.A. 396/2020 AMIT KUMAR @ NINNU .....Appellant Through: Ms. Manika Tripathy, Mr. Gautam Yadav, and Mr. Aakash Mohar, Advocates. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Virender. Mr. Abhir Datt, Advocate (DHCLSC) with Mr. Debayan, Mr. Gangopadhyay, and Ms. Varnika Singh, Advocates for Victim. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been preferred assailing the judgment of conviction dated 31.01.2020 and the order on sentence dated 04.02.2020 passed by the learned Special Judge (POCSO Act)/ASJ-05 (Central), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, in Sessions Case No. 628/2017 arising out of FIR No. 172/2017 registered at P.S. Kamla Market. By way of the impugned judgment, the appellant was convicted for the offences punishable under Section 6 POCSO and Sections 376/506 IPC. He was, however, acquitted of 2. The case of the prosecution, as culled out from the complaint, is that the same was lodged on 08.07.2017 on the statement of the child victim, aged about 9 years. The child victi