RAM JATAN YADAV@RAM JATTAN YADAV vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 10.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 17.02.2026 + CRL.A. 316/2018 RAM JATAN YADAV@RAM JATTAN YADAV .....Appellant Through: Mr. Bhupinder Yadav, Advocate. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for the State with S.I. Mary Deswal, P.S. Civil Lines, Delhi. Mr. Himanshu Anand Gupta, Advocate (DSLSA) with Ms. Mansi Yadav, Mr. Sidharth Barua, Mr.Shekhar Anand Gupta, Mr. Mike Desai, Mr. Navneet Kaur, Ms.Shivani Rampal, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. This appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (the Cr.P.C.) has been filed by the sole accused in Sessions Case No. 28241/2016 on the file of Additional Session Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 316/2018 Page 1 of 21 Signed By:KOMAL DHAWAN Signing Date:18.02.2026 10:44:04 Judge-05, (Central), Tis Hazari, Delhi, assailing the judgment dated 14.12.2017 and order on sentence dated 18.12.2017 as per which he has been convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable under Sections 341 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (the IPC) and Sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (the PoCSO). 2. The prosecution case is that on 29.07.2015, at about 9:45 PM, while PW2 was returning home from her maternal grandmother’s house, the accused wrongfully restrained her, sexually assaulted and criminally intimidated her. It was also alleged that for about six months prior to the incident, the accused had been stalking and harassing PW2. Hence, as per the charge sheet/final report, the accused was alleged to have committed the offences punishable under Section 341, 354D IPC and Section 8 PoCSO Act. 3. On the basis of Ext. PW2/A FIS of PW2, gi