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DELHI HIGH COURT
SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
State (GNCTD) – Appellant
Versus
Md. Jabbar – Respondent


Table of Content
1. overview of the case facts. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding age determination. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court's analysis on age determination. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. rejection of the revision petition. (Para 9)
5. no impact on trial merits. (Para 10)

JUDGMENT

Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.

1. The present criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed against the impugned order dated 06.03.2018 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Special Court (POCSO), North East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, whereby the learned Trial Court discharged the accused for the offences punishable under Section 06 of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ("POCSO Act") in case FIR no. 58/2017 registered at Police Station Karawal Nagar, New Delhi for offences punishable under Sections 376/506 IPC & Section 6 POCSO Act.

2. The brief facts of the present case are that the victim, a minor girl, aged about 14 years, lodged a complaint with the police alleging that for past four months, she had been residing with her grandmother and paternal uncle's son namely Sonu in a rented house. Her paren

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