Man convicted for sodomising three-year-old boy in 2006

Attempt to sodomise is against the order of nature, a Delhi court has observed while holding a man guilty of sodomising a three-year-old boy in 2006.
Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Kumar Malik convicted the West Delhi resident of the offence of attempt to sodomise under section 377 read with section 511 of the IPC, while relying on the testimony of the victim, saying the child had very specifically narrated the incident.
"Such attempt to sodomise is against the order of nature and hence, accused is convicted for the offence under section 377 and 511 of IPC," the Magistrate, who is yet to pronounce the quantum of sentence, said.

"The prosecution has successfully proved that the accused has made an attempt to commit the carnal intercourse with the victim which is specifically supported by the testimony of witnesses," the judge said.
According to the prosecution, on August 27, 2006, the boy told his mother about the unnatural act done to him by the man. He was later handed over to the police by the public.
The court observed that victim, who is now a juvenile, had narrated the incident to his mother and identified the accused in the court and deposed before it.
The court found that the accused failed to give "even a single dent" to the testimony of the prosecution witnesses.

During the trial, the accused had denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty.