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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
MANOJ KUMAR OHRI
Sunil – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. conviction details and procedural background. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. defense arguments regarding consent and age. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. witness testimonies corroborating events. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. importance of age determination. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. legal interpretation of age of consent. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. analysis of prosecutrix's testimony and inconsistencies. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. examination of medical evidence not supporting prosecution. (Para 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 8. final decision: acquittal of appellant. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
JUDGMENT :
MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J.
1. By way of the present appeal, the appellant seeks to assail the judgment of conviction dated 12.07.2017 and the order on sentence dated 05.08.2017 passed by the learned ASJ-SFTC (South East), Saket Courts, Delhi in proceedings arising out of FIR No. 370/2010 registered under Sections 366 /376/323 IPC at P.S. Okhla Industrial Area.
Vide the impugned order on sentence, the appellant was sentenced to undergo RI for a period of 4 years along with payment of fine of Rs.15,000/- , in default whereof he would undergo SI for a period of 6 months, for the offence punishable under Section 366 I
The court ruled that the benefit of doubt must be given to the accused when age determination and evidence is inconclusive; conviction not sustained due to lack of substantiation of charges.
The court acquitted the appellant due to significant doubts regarding the prosecutrix's testimony, particularly concerning consent and her age during the alleged offences as per IPC and POCSO standar....
School records' date of birth entries admissible but not conclusive proof of age without evidence of basis; prosecution must prove victim's minority beyond reasonable doubt for statutory rape convict....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for the prosecution to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, especially in cases involving discrepancies in evidence and inconsi....
The court established that consent and age are critical in abduction cases, and the prosecution must prove intent to abduct for illicit purposes under IPC sections 363 and 366.
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