RAJESH vs STATE OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 03.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 05.02.2026 CRL.A. 772/2016 RAJESH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Avneesh Saranan and Ms. Anita Saran, Advocates with appellant in Person versus STATE OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahlot, APP for the State with SI Pinky, PS-Sultanpuri with prosecutrix in person. Mr. Tushar Rohmetra, Advocate for victim CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. In this appeal filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (the Cr.P.C.), the sole accused in SC No. 118/2014 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge-01, North-West District, Rohini Courts, Delhi, assails the judgment dated 30.04.2016 and the order on sentence dated 03.05.2016 as 2. The prosecution case is that the appellant/accused about 8 to 9 months before 30.04.2014, kidnapped PW10, a minor aged 15 years from the lawful guardianship of her mother (PW11), took her to the juggi of his mami, at P-1, Sultanpuri, Delhi, knowing that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse and thereafter repeatedly committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on he