1. The appellant has filed the present appeal impugning a judgment dated 16.07.2016 passed by ASJ - 01, Rohini District Courts, whereby the appellant was convicted for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a child victim - an offence punishable under S.6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereafter the ''POCSO Act''). He was also convicted under S.376/342 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereafter the '' IPC '').

2. The appellant also seeks to challenge the order on sentence dated 19.07.2016, whereby the appellant was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of fourteen years along with a fine of Rs. 5,000/- for committing the offence punishable under S.6 of the POCSO Act and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of three months. The appellant was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year for the offence punishable under S.342 of the IPC with a fine of Rs.1,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one week. All sentences were to run concurrently. Additionally, the ld. ASJ directed the Secretary, DLSA, North West Dist