pointed out that, his own teacher - respondent, misbehaved with the boy and indulged in act of inflicting sexual assault. That, it was a pervert act by respondent not once but twice. Learned APP would submit that, the respondent accused has victimised his own pupil whom he was expected to take care. Being a teacher and a caretaker, efforts by the minor boy to resists went futile. It is pointed out that accused threatened to discontinue his residential stay in the hostel and, therefore, the child did not inform others and the owner of the hostel or even the uncle, who had come to pick him up. Learned app pointed out that the child was under stress and fear and, therefore, he also did not promptly report his father on reaching home for diwali vacations. She pointed out that only when it was time to go back to the hostel, for continuation of academics of the second term arrived, and when preparations were made to send him back to the hostel, the child made disclosure to his father. According to learned APP, because of peculiar nature of crime inflicted on him, there was delay in reporting and according to learned APP in cases of such nature, delay is insignificant. However, according to her, such aspect unfortunately prevailed and weighed over the opinion drawn by the learned trial judge.
