STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AASHAA TIWARI vs DEEPAK — CRL.A./236/2021

Disposed: -- on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: DLHC010242712021

Filing Number

CRL.A./537785/2021

Filing Date

05-Mar-2020

Registration No

CRL.A./236/2021

Registration Date

09-Aug-2021

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Chawla , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder Dudeja

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Chawla , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder Dudeja

Judicial Branch

APPELLATE SIDE

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--

Last updated 30-May-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AASHAA TIWARI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DEEPAK

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-May-2026

    Case disposed

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Chawla , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder Dudeja

  3. 19-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  4. 19-May-2026

    Case disposed

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Chawla , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder Dudeja

  5. 18-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  6. 15-May-2026

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Prathiba M. Singh,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder DudejaView PDF

  7. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Prathiba M. Singh,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder DudejaView PDF

  8. 04-May-2026

    View PDF

    The Delhi High Court overturned the acquittal of Deepak for sexually assaulting a minor girl in 2014. The Trial Court had wrongly discarded the victim's birth certificate (showing she was 15 years old) based on speculative reasoning about delayed registration, and then improperly applied a consent defense despite the POCSO Act rendering minor consent legally irrelevant. The High Court reinstated conviction under IPC Sections 363/366/342 and POCSO Act Section 6, citing DNA evidence and the victim's testimony, and held that once a minor's age is established, consent inquiries become legally meaningless. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  9. 22-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  10. 22-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  11. 09-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  12. 09-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  13. 06-Apr-2026

    Delhi High Court,hon'ble Mr. Justice Siddharth Mridul,hon'ble Mr. Justice Anish DayalView PDF

  14. 06-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Prathiba M. Singh,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder DudejaView PDF

  15. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  16. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  17. 21-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder DudejaView PDF

  18. 21-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravinder DudejaView PDF

  19. 21-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  20. 08-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  21. 08-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  22. 07-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  23. 07-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin ChawlaView PDF

  24. 24-Jul-2025

    Delhi High Court,hon'ble Mr. Justice Siddharth Mridul,hon'ble Mr. Justice Anish DayalView PDF

  25. 06-Jan-2023

    Delhi High Court,hon'ble Mr. Justice Siddharth Mridul,hon'ble Mr. Justice Anish DayalView PDF

  26. 05-Mar-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRL.A./236/2021

casestatus.in Summary

The Delhi High Court overturned the acquittal of Deepak for sexually assaulting a minor girl in 2014. The Trial Court had wrongly discarded the victim's birth certificate (showing she was 15 years old) based on speculative reasoning about delayed registration, and then improperly applied a consent defense despite the POCSO Act rendering minor consent legally irrelevant. The High Court reinstated conviction under IPC Sections 363/366/342 and POCSO Act Section 6, citing DNA evidence and the victim's testimony, and held that once a minor's age is established, consent inquiries become legally meaningless. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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