1. Leave granted.

1. For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts:

1. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order dated 01.08.2023 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi in FAO (OS) (Comm) No. 175 of 2021.

1. For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts:

1. For the convenience of the exposition, this judgment is divided in the following parts:—

1. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment and order dated 01.08.2023 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi in FAO (OS) (Comm) No. 175 of 2021.

1. Leave granted.

1. This Court vide the order dated 12.07.2019 had directed the Registry to register a Suo Moto Writ Petition under the caption “In Re Alarming rise in the number of reported child rape incidents,” and requested the Learned Senior...

1. This Court vide the order dated 12.07.2019 had directed the Registry to register a Suo Moto Writ Petition under the caption “In Re Alarming rise in the number of reported child rape incidents,” and requested the Learned Senior...

1. The two criminal appeals before us, arising from different incidents of crime, question the correctness of two decisions of the respective High Courts involving the same question of law. We, therefore, propose to decide the...