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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Date of Decision: 21.11.2017

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CRL.A. 647/2015

MANOJ

..... Appellant

Through:

Mr. Chetan Lokur & Mr. Nitish

Chaudhary, Advocates.

versus

STATE

.....Respondent

Through:

Ms. Aashaa Tiwari, APP along with

SI Pardeep, PS-Begum Pur, Rohini,

for the State.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P. S. TEJI

VIPIN SANGHI, J. (ORAL)

1.

The appellant has preferred the present appeal to assail his conviction

under Section 5(k) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,

2012, (POCSO) and consequent punishment under Section 6 of the said Act,

vide judgment dated 03.12.2014 in Sessions Case No.114/2013 arising out

of FIR No.157/2013 registered at PS–Begum Pur. By the order on sentence

dated 10.12.2014, the appellant has been sentenced to life imprisonment

with fine of Rs.10,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo

further Simple Imprisonment of six months.

2.

The submission of Mr. Lokur, learned counsel for the appellant is that

the victim child G was, indisputably, a person with mental disability. This

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