ARUN NAIDU@ ANNA(IN JC)PRESENTLY AT TIHAR JAIL vs THE STATE(NCT OF DELHI)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 08.10.2025 Pronounced on : 08.12.2025 Uploaded on : 08.12.2025 + CRL.A. 281/2018 ARUN NAIDU @ ANNA (IN JC) PRESENTLY AT TIHAR JAIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. A. K. Tiwari, Advocate (through VC). versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State with SI Karan Singh P.S. Saket. + CRL.A. 695/2018 LALIT SINGH @ SANJAY @ NEPALI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Arjun Malik, Advocate. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Digam Singh Dagar, APP for State with SI Karan Singh P.S. Saket. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT CRL.M.A. 11960/2018 in CRL.A. 695/2018 1. This is an application filed by the appellant/Lalit Singh @ Sanjay @ Nepali seeking condonation of delay of 40 days in filing the captioned Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PREM CRL.A. 281/2018 and CRL.A. 695/2018 Page 1 of 14 MOHAN CHOUDHARY Signing Date:08.12.2025 22:43:27 appeal. 2. For the reasons stated therein and considering that the impugned judgment is common to both appeals, the present application is allowed and the delay of 40 days in filing of the appeal is condoned. 3. The present application is disposed of as above. CRL.A. 281/2018 and CRL.A. 695/2018 1. These connected appeals seek to assail the judgment of conviction dated 07.02.2018 and the order on sentence dated 17.02.2018 passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, South District, Saket Courts, New Delhi in SC No. 7825/2016 arising out of FIR No. 471/2016 registered under Sections 394/34 IPC at P.S. Saket. The appellant/Lalit Singh @ Sanjay @ Nepali was convicted under Sections 394/34 and 397 IPC alongwith Sections 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act, while the appellant/Arun Naidu @ Anna was convicted under Sec