BITTOO SINGH vs THE STATE

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 03.12.2025 Pronounced on : 04.12.2025 Uploaded on : 04.12.2025 CRL.A. 422/2018 BITOO SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. M.L. Yadav, Advocate and Mr. Prashant, Advocate. versus THE STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Surbhi Aggarwal, P.S. Punjabi Bagh. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. By way of the present appeal filed under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C., the appellant seeks to assail the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 23.12.2017 passed by the learned ASJ-05, West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, in Case No. 56617/2016 arising out of FIR No. 616/2015 registered under Sections 392/394/397/411/34 IPC at P.S. Punjabi Bagh. Vide the impugned order on sentence, the appellant was directed to undergo RI for a period of 7 years alongwith fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo SI for 2 months, for the offence punishable under Sections 392 read with 397 IPC; and RI for a period of 3 years alongwith fine of Rs.7,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo SI for 3 months, for 2. Learned counsel for the appellant, while assailing the impugned judgment, res