R v Rawat [2023] NSWDC 589

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rawat [2023] NSWDC 589 Hearing dates: 22 August 2023 Date of orders: 22 August 2023 Decision date: 22 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Imprisonment sentence of 1 year and 10 months with a non-parole period of 11 months Catchwords: CRIME — Sexual offences — Sexual touching SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Objective seriousness — Should sentence be served subject to ICO — Community safety as the paramount consideration — Offence and purposes of sentencing require fulltime custody SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Alcohol use — No previous convictions — Plea of guilty —Previously person of good character — Remorse — Unlikely to re-offend — Special circumstances SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Prosecution accept lesser count offered at Local Court­ — Facts initially in dispute — Guilty plea entered after arraignment — Full utilitarian discount for the guilty plea allowed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5, 21A (5A), 21A5AAA, 25E, 66(1) Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blackman v Walters [2001] NSWCCA 121 GAS v The Queen; SJK The Queen [2004] HCA 22; (2004) 217 CLR 198 Hoare v The Queen [1989] HCA 33; (1989) 167 CLR 348 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; (2013) 249 CLR 600 R v R E [2023] NSWCCA 184 R v Zheng [2023] NSWCCA 64 Ryan v The Queen [2001] HCA 21; (2001) 206 CLR 267 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2021] NSWCCA 337 Stanley v The Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2023] HCA 3 Category: Sentence Parties: Rakesh Singh Rawat (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (the Crown) Representation: Counsel: AJ Karim (for the offender)