ALAUDDIN @ SHAKEEL vs STATE

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 16.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 20.01.2026 CRL.A. 328/2018 ALAUDDIN @ SHAKEEL .....Appellant Through: Ms. Sunita Arora, Advocate (DHCLSC). versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State with SI Urvashi, PS – Sonia Vihar. Mr. Luv Manan, Advocate for respondent no. 2. Counsel for DSLSA (appearance not given). CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. This appeal under Section 374(2) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(the Cr.PC) has been filed by the first accused (A1) in S.C No. 09/2017 on the file of the Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012,(the PoCSO Act) Karkardooma, North East District, Delhi, assailing the judgment dated 05.02.2018 as per which he has been 2. The case of the prosecution is that two months before 17/10/2016, A1 and A2 wrongfully confined PW1 to 3 in a room in house No. C-1/133, Rahul Gujjar ka Makan, Gali No.9, Sonia Vihar, Delhi and subjected them to penetrative sexual assault and then threatened them with dire consequences in case they revealed the incident to