# MINOR CHILD K & ORS. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-03-11
Citation: CRL.M.C.-3880/2025 2026:DHC:2046
Petitioner: MINOR CHILD K & ORS.
Respondent: STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/SKS11032026CRLMM38802025_182130.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 16.12.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 11.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 13.03.2026 CRL.M.C. 3880/2025 & CRL.M.A. 16947/2025 MINOR CHILD K & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Nitin Saluja, Ms Nimisha Menon, Ms Pranya Madan and Ms Ankita Talukdar, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Pant, APP for the State along with SI Sonia. Ms. Prachi Dubey, Amicus Curiae CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT Index to the Judgment FACTUAL BACKGROUND ................................................................... 3 SUBMISSIONS BEFORE THE COURT .............................................. 5 ANALYSIS & FINDINGS .................................................................... 11 A. Vulnerable Witnesses in Criminal Justice System: Scope and Judicial Approach ............................................................................................................ 11 B. Safeguards under the POCSO Act to Protect Child Victims During Trial ...................................................................................................................... 18 C. Use of Vi

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