IMRAN @ ANSHU vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14.08.2025 + CRL.A. 1163/2024, CRL.M.(BAIL) 2104/2024 IMRAN @ ANSHU .....Appellant Through: Mr. Biswajit Kumar Patra and Ms. Khushboo Gupta Advocates. Appellant in person through V.C. from Central Jail No.11, Mandoli. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. By way of the present appeal, the appellant seeks to assail the judgment of conviction dated 21.12.2023 and order on sentence dated 01.08.2024, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi, Patiala House Courts in the case arising out of FIR No. 79/2019 registered under Sections 392/397/411/34 IPC at P.S. Mansarovar Park, Delhi. Vide the impugned judgment, the appellant was convicted for the offence under section 392 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 5 years along with payment of fine of Rs.20,000/-, in default of payment of fine, he was directed further to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 06 months. The benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C. was provided to the appellant, and all sentences were directed to run concurrently. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.A. 1163/2024 Page 1 of 4 By:GAUTAM ASWAL 2. Briefly stated, facts of the present case are that on 10.03.2019, the complainant (PW-1) was going to his house from Jwala Nagar and at about 05.30 pm when he was near Lal Bagh Jhuggis, at that time, two boys came there. While one boy (CCL) took out a knife and put the same on the neck of the complainant, the other boy (the appellant herein) caught hold of his hand and took out complainant’s mobile phone from the right pocket of his pants. Thereafter, both the boys tried to flee away from th