RAM KUBER vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 04th November, 2025 Pronounced on: 06th January, 2026 + CRL. A.109/2025 RAM KUBER S/o Sh. (Late) Ram Surat R/o Village & PO Fatehpur, Distt. Ambedkar Nagar, PS Baskhari, Uttar Pradesh .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Adit S. Pujari, Advocate (DHCLSC), Mr. Bhavesh Seth, Advocate, Mr. Siddharth Kaushal, Advocate. versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) Through Chief Secretary Delhi Secretariat, J.P. Estate, New Delhi-110002 .....Respondent Through: Ms. Manjeet Arya, APP for the State. Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, Advocate (DHCLSC) and Ms. Vanshita Gupta, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. A Criminal Appeal under Section 415 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ANIL CRL. A.109/2025 Page 1 of 22 KUMAR BHATT Signing Date:06.01.2026 17:08:55 ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the Appellant Ram Kuber challenging the Judgment and Order on Sentence dated 12.08.2024 and 23.10.2024 respectively, whereby he has been convicted and sentenced to undergo for 12 years RI and a fine of Rs.4,000/- under Section 376(2)/506(II) IPC and Section 5(1) punishable under Section 6 of POCSO Act, 2012. 2. The brief facts are that on 19.07.2018 on receipt of DD No.36B, Inspector Sushila reached Dr. BSA Hospital, where she met W/Ct. Anjali, HC Ram Bany, ASI Sandeep and Survivor „A @ S‟ along with her Nani „K‟. The survivor stated that she along with her Nani, is residing at the given address for the previous 10 days. Her parents reside at Panipat and she had studied upto 5th class. She had five sisters and one brother. Her father used to work in a factory while her mother was a housewife. She knew the Accuse