R v Dhankhar [2025] NSWDC 42

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dhankhar [2025] NSWDC 42 Hearing dates: 17 November 2023 30 August 2024 Date of orders: 7 March 2025 Decision date: 07 March 2025 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: King SC DCJ Decision: Indicative sentences – 39 counts - see attached Schedule. Aggregate sentence: The aggregate sentence is a sentence of 30 years' non-parole with a balance of term of 10 years. The sentence commences on 13 April 2024 and the 30 years' non-parole expires on 12 April 2054. The parole period commences on 13 April 2054 and expires on 12 April 2064. Catchwords: CRIME – Sentencing – administer intoxicating substance to enable offender to have sexual intercourse without consent (6 counts) – sexual intercourse without consent (13 counts) – indecent assault (3 counts) – intentionally recording intimate images without consent (17 counts) – 39 counts in respect of 5 victims over a period of 9 months – objective seriousness of offences – premeditated, elaborately executed, manipulative and highly predatory, displaying callous disregard for victims or the impact on his own family - sophisticated, researched, planned, orchestrated and recorded course of offending – "an egregious sequence of planned predatory conduct against young and vulnerable women over a significant period" - subjective matters Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Bravo v R [2015] NSWCCA 302 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 GW v R [2018] NSWCCA 79 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Pearce v The Queen [1998] 194 CLR 610 R v TA [2003] NSWCCA 191 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Dhankhar, Balesh Representation: Counsel: Crown: Ms K Nightingale ODPP Defence: Ms R Mitchell