State vs Sanjay Mandal
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Case Significance
State vs Sanjay Mandal is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: ik-119078618). The State appealed the acquittal of the respondent who was charged under Section 506 IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act for alleged aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in Vikaspuri, Delhi. The Court found that the prosecutrix's testimony had turned hostile as she did not support the prosecution case, the MLC did not conclusively support sexual assault, and the FSL report showed no semen of the accused on any material exhibit including vaginal swab. The appeal was dismi The bench comprised Justices Manoj Jain and Vivek Chaudhary. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vivek Chaudhary. Counsel appearing: Manish Kumar (counsel for respondent), Sintu Kumar (counsel for respondent), Yudhvir Singh Chauhan (counsel for appellant).
Summary
The State appealed the acquittal of the respondent who was charged under Section 506 IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act for alleged aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in Vikaspuri, Delhi. The Court found that the prosecutrix's testimony had turned hostile as she did not support the prosecution case, the MLC did not conclusively support sexual assault, and the FSL report showed no semen of the accused on any material exhibit including vaginal swab. The appeal was dismissed as the outcome was a fait accompli based on the hostile testimony of material witnesses.
What was the outcome of State vs Sanjay Mandal?
The State appealed the acquittal of the respondent who was charged under Section 506 IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act for alleged aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in Vikas...
Judgment
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