DEEP CHAND @ DEEPU vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 09.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 17.02.2026 + CRL.A. 1271/2018 DEEP CHAND @ DEEPU .....Appellant Through: Ms. Saahila Lamba and Ms. Nidhi Sharma, Advocates. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for the State, W/SI Soni Lal, P.S. Nabi Karim Mr. Himanshu Anand Gupta, Ms.Mansi Yadav, Mr. Sidharth Barua, Mr. Shekhar Anand Gupta, Ms. Navneet Kaur, Ms. Shivani Rampal and Mr. Mike Desai, Advocates for DSLSA CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. This appeal under Section 374(2) read with 383 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (the Cr.P.C.) has been filed by accused no. 1 (A1) in Sessions Case No. 133/2013 on the file of Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 1271/2018 Page 1 of 18 Signed By:KOMAL DHAWAN Signing Date:18.02.2026 10:44:04 Special Judge (PoCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge-01 (Central), Delhi, assailing the judgment dated 25.09.2018 and order on sentence dated 01.10.2018 as per which he has been convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (the IPC) and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (the PoCSO). 2. The prosecution case is that on 10.05.2013, at about 7:00 AM at Chinnot Basti, Nabi Karim, Delhi, accused no.1 (A1) kidnapped PW4, a minor, from the lawful guardianship of her father and took her to House No. MSC-20, Mohalla Yogmaya, Delhi, where on the night of the same day, he committed rape and penetrative sexual assault upon her. It is further alleged that accused nos. 2, 3 and 4 (A2, A3 and A4), in furtherance of their common intention and pursuant to a criminal conspiracy, wrongfully confined PW4 and facilitated the comm