Gyanendra Singh @ Raja Singh vs State Of U. P.

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2025 Supreme(SC) 470

VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Gyanendra Singh @ Raja Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of U. P. – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. R Balasubramanian, Sr. Adv. Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, AOR Mr. B Venkatraman, Adv. Mr. Santosh Kumar Vishwakarma, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Adarsh Upadhyay, AOR Mr. Aman Pathak, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Kumari, Adv. Mr. Shashank Pachauri, Adv

JUDGMENT :

(Sandeep Mehta, J.)

1. Heard.

2. Delay condoned.

3. Leave granted.

4. This appeal, preferred on behalf of the appellant-accused¹[For short, ‘appellant’], takes an exception to the judgment dated 2nd August, 2019, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad²[Hereinafter, being referred to as the ‘High Court’] dismissing Jail Appeal No. 6590 of 2016 preferred by the appellant.

5. The Division Bench, while dismissing the appeal, affirmed the judgment and order dated 16th September, 2016, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge Court No.2, Fatehpur³[Hereinafter, being referred to as the ‘trial Court’] in Sessions Trial No. 06 of 2016, arising out of Case Crime No. 236 of 2015 registered at Police Station Chandpur, District Fatehpur, convicting the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376(2)(i) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860⁴[Hereinafter, being referred to as ‘IPC’] and Sections 3/4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012⁵[Hereinafter referred to as ‘POCSO Act’]. The appellant was awarded punishment of imprisonment for life along with a fine of Rs. 25,000/-. In default of payment of aforesaid fine, it was ordered that