DELHI HIGH COURT
MANOJ KUMAR OHRI
Pawan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. The petitioner was convicted vide judgment dated 21.01.2016 passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate, Mahila Court (South East), Saket Courts, New Delhi in FIR No.50/2013 registered under Section 354A IPC at P.S. GK-I. The petitioner was sentenced to SI for 6 months for the offence under Section 354A IPC along with a fine of Rs.5000/-, in default of which the petitioner was further directed to undergo SI for two days.
2. The appeal filed by the petitioner came to be dismissed vide judgment dated 21.10.2016 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-04 & Special Judge South East, Saket Courts, New Delhi.
3. Briefly, the facts as noted by the trial court are reproduced as under:
"...on 17.04.2013 inside school Kotilya Sarkari Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Chirag Enclave, inside the examination hall, between 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm, the accused made unwelcome physical contact involving explicit sexual overtures against the minor victim Ms. X. Further, the accused met the victim nearby bus stand and uttered certain words towards her intending to insult her modesty and intrude upon her privacy.
2. As per the complaint of the complainant, on 17.04.2013 she had her examination of Histor
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