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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 05.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 04.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 04.04.2026 + CRL.REV.P. 691/2024 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Aasha Tiwari, Advocate/

Amicus Curiae with Mr.

Puneet Narula, Advocate.

Versus STATE AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Anubha Bhardwaj, SPP for CBI along with Ms. Anchal Kashyap and Mr. Vijay Misra, Advocates.

Mr. Nitin Chaudhary and Mr. Abhishek Singh, Advocates for R-2.

CORAM:

HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

J U D G M E N T

Index to the Judgment INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 2 FACTUAL BACKGROUND .................................................................. 3 SUBMISSIONS BEFORE THE COURT ............................................. 6 ANALYSIS & FINDINGS ..................................................................... 8 A. Section 15(2) of POCSO Act ..................................................................... 9 B. Meaning of ‘Child’ under POCSO Act .................................................. 11 C. Interpretation of ‘Child’ in the Context of Child Pornographic Materi