207 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Union Territory of Chandigarh … Appellant Versus Sumit … Respondent

2. CRM-A-941-MA-2018 (O&M)

Union Territory of Chandigarh … Appellant Versus Mukesh … Respondent Date of decision: 8^th September, 2025 CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. S. GREWAL Present: Mr. J.S. Toor, Addl. PP UT Chandigarh with Mr. Adhiraj Toor, Advocate for the applicant/appellant.

Mr. Umang Bansal, Advocate for Mr. R.C. Sharma, Advocate for the respondent.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J.

1. Both the instant appeals, detailed herein above, are directed against separate judgments dated 31.08.2017 passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Judge, Special Court, Chandigarh whereby respondent/accused Sumit and Mukesh have been acquitted of the charges framed against them. Both these matters are being taken up together for disposal by this common judgement as they arise out of the same FIR No.139 dated 26.08.2016 under Sections 363, 366, 376 of IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as, ‘the POCSO Act’)

registered at Police Station Maloya, Chandigarh