Ram Jatan Yadav@Ram Jattan Yadav vs State

ik-167702724 Delhi High Court 17 February 2026 • 15 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (10)

DSLSA Firm Bhupinder Yadav Counsel Appellant Himanshu Anand Gupta Counsel Respondent Mansi Yadav Counsel Respondent Mike Desai Counsel Respondent Navneet Kaur Counsel Respondent Pradeep Gahalot Counsel Respondent Shekhar Anand Gupta Counsel Respondent Shivani Rampal Counsel Respondent Sidharth Barua Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

State Respondent Ram Jatan Yadav Appellant

Case Significance

Ram Jatan Yadav@Ram Jattan Yadav vs State is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 17, 2026 (citation: ik-167702724). Criminal appeal against conviction under Sections 341 IPC and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act. The accused was convicted for wrongfully restraining and sexually assaulting a minor girl (PW2) returning from her grandmother's house. The court upheld the conviction, finding the prosecutrix's testimony clear, trustworthy and reliable, and rejecting the defence of false implication due to a monetary dispute as unsubstantiated. The case was heard by Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha.

Summary

Criminal appeal against conviction under Sections 341 IPC and Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act. The accused was convicted for wrongfully restraining and sexually assaulting a minor girl (PW2) returning from her grandmother's house. The court upheld the conviction, finding the prosecutrix's testimony clear, trustworthy and reliable, and rejecting the defence of false implication due to a monetary dispute as unsubstantiated.

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