MANOJ @ RAJESH vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 21.08.2025 + CRL.A. 13/2016 MANOJ @ RAJESH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Kanhaiya Singhal, Mr. Prasanna, Mr. Pulkit, Mr. B. Singh, Mrs. Vani Singhal, Mr. Rahul Bhaskar, Mr. Rishabh Bhardwaj, Mr. Ranjeet Pandey and Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocates. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Pinki, P.S. Sultanpuri. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. By way of the present appeal filed under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C., the appellant seeks to assail the judgment of conviction dated 15.10.2015 passed by the Ld. ASJ/Special Judge NDPS (N-W), Rohini Courts, Delhi in SC No.72/2014 arising out of FIR No. 64/2008 registered under Sections 307/506/34 IPC and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act at P.S. Sultan Puri, Delhi whereby though the appellant was acquitted for the charge under Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, however convicted for the commission of offence under Sections 307/34 IPC. Vide order on sentence dated 19.10.2015, appellant has been sentenced to undergo RI for 5 years with fine of Rs.20,000/- and in default Signature Not Verified Signed By:GAUTAM CRL.A. 13/2016 Page 1 of 10 ASWAL Signing Date:25.08.2025 19:45:25 of payment of fine to further undergo SI for 2 months for the offence punishable under Sections 307/34 IPC. 2. The facts, in a nutshell, noted by the Trial Court are extracted hereunder: “…on 01.02.2008 DD No. 10 was lodged at police post Budh Vihar, where after the investigating officer SI Deepak Malik reached Jaipur Golden Hospital, Sector-3, Rohini. In the hospital, injured Vipin @ Rinku was found admitted and under treatment in ICU. The SHO of police station Sultan Puri also reached there with MLC no.2053 dated. 01.02.2008 prepared at Brahm Shakti