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DELHI HIGH COURT
S.MURALIDHAR, V.KAMESWAR RAO
Gopi Nisha Mallah – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
ORDER
S. Muralidhar, J. The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 24th April, 2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-05 (Central), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in SC No.28195/2016 arising out of FIR No.15/2014 registered at PS Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi, convicting the Appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 376(2) (i) and (m), 363, and 325 IPC and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (`POCSO Act').
2. This appeal is also directed against the order on sentence of the same date whereby the Appellant was sentenced as under:
(a) For the offence punishable under Section 325 IPC, to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for a period of 7 years in addition to payment of fine of Rs.3000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo Simple Imprisonment (SI) for 2 years.
(b) For the offence punishable under Section 363 IPC, to undergo RI for a period of 7 years in addition to payment of fine of Rs.3000/-, and in default of payment of fine to undergo SI for 2 years.
(c) For the offence punishable under Section 376 (2) (i) and (m) IPC, to undergo RI for life in addition to payment of fine of Rs.2500/-, and in default of pay
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