SOORAJ KUMAR (IN J.C.) vs STATE

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of reserving judgment: 16th January, 2026 Date of decision: 6th February, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: CRL.A. 508/2004 SOORAJ KUMAR (IN J.C.) .....Appellant Through: Mr. Ajay Verma, Ms. Smriti S. Nair, Ms. Sneha Sejwal, Advs. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for the State with SI Rahul Rathi, PS Sangam Vihar. CRL.A. 509/2004 ROONA (IN J.C.) .....Appellant Through: Mr. Ajay Verma, Ms. Smriti S. Nair, Ms. Sneha Sejwal, Advs. Appellant-in-person (through V.C.). versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for the State with SI Rahul Rathi, PS Sangam Vihar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT VIMAL KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. Aggrieved by the judgment dated 17.04.2004 and the order on 2. This is a Pre-POCSO era case where a female child of about 15 years of age was assaulted by the Appellant Sooraj with the assistance of co- appellant / co-accused Roona. It so happened that on 19.12.2001, the victim „S‟ (real name withheld in order to protect her identity) felt pain in her stomach and reported the same to her mother, who advised her to go to the clinic of a local doctor i.e. Ap