STATE vs NAND KUMAR @ NANDU & ANR

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 27th March, 2025 Pronounced on: 30th April, 2025 CRL.A. 403/2025 STATE Through Additional Public Prosecutor Delhi High Court, New Delhi .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, Additional Standing Counsel with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar, Advocate versus 1. NAND KUMAR @ NANDU S/o Bhaiya Ram, R/o G-332, Sunil Dairy, Wazirpur, JJ Colony, New Delhi .....Respondent No. 1 2. NARESH KUMAR S/o Rai Singh, R/o 16/286, Dakshinpuri New Delhi .....Respondent No. 2 Through: Mr. Gautam Khazanchi and Ms. Suruchi Jaiswal, Advocates for Respondent No.2 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA JUDGMENT 1. The Appellant/State has preferred an Appeal under Section 378(1) Cr.P.C being aggrieved by the acquittal of the Respondents/Accused in FIR No. 35/2010, under Sections 39/49/49B(1)/51/52 Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, P.S. Special Cell (Lodhi Colony), vide judgment dated 11.09.2019. 2. Briefly stated, on the basis of secret information received by Inspector Vivek Tyagi about illegal sale of animal skin, a raiding Team of SI Vinay Tyagi, SI Abhinash, ASI Dinesh, HC Anil, HC Pradeep Kumar, Constable Sat Prakash, lead by him was formed.