IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 08.09.2025 State of Haryana ... Applicant/Appellant Versus Rinku and others … Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. GREWAL Present:- Mr. Shiva Khurmi, AAG, Haryana for the applicant/appellant.

Mr. Saurabh Dalal, Advocate for the respondents.

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H.S. Grewal, J.

1. The present application has been preferred under Section 378(3) Cr.P.C. seeking grant of leave to appeal against the judgment of acquittal dated 17.03.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge, Panipat in case FIR No.334 dated 20.06.2016, registered under Sections 34/365/376-D/506 IPC and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred as ‘POCSO Act’), at Police Station Samalkha Panipat.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 20.06.2016, zero FIR dated 20.06.2016, under Sections 365, 376-D, 506 & 34 IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act, was received from Police Station Sadar Rohtak which was addressed to Chowki Incharge Ghilor Kalan. It was mentioned therein that the prosecutrix was a student of Class 12^th and residing in village Rithal Narw