GULZAR SINGH vs STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 22.12.2025 + CRL.A. 548/2017 GULZAR SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Dhan Mohan Singh, Advocate, Mr.Tanisha Bhatia, Ms. Nikita Jha, Ms.Anjai Chaudhary, Akash Yadav and Mr. Mohit Gupta alongwith appellant through VC from Jail 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 present appeal, the appellant seeks to assail the judgement of conviction dated 01.04.2017 and order on sentence dated 13.04.2017 passed by ASJ (FTC), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, in SC no. 56613/2016 arising out of FIR no. 383/2011 registered under Sections 392/394/397 IPC at P.S. Tilak Nagar, Delhi. 2. Vide the impugned order on sentence, the appellant is sentenced to undergo RI for a period of 5 years alongwith fine of Rs.3,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 394 IPC and in default of payment of fine, to undergo SI for a period of 2 months. Further, directed to undergo RI for a period of 7 years alongwith fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default thereof would undergo SI for a Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI CRL.A. 548/2017 Page 1 of 7 Signing Date:22.12.2025 20:43:18 period of 3 months for the offence punishable under Section 397 IPC. The benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C. was granted to the appellant. The sentences of the appellant was suspended during pendency of the present appeal by this Court vide order dated 20.05.2020. 3. Briefly put, the case of the prosecution is that on 31.10.2011, upon receipt of DD No. 88B, SI Manoj Chahar reached Mukhram Park Extension, Tilak Nagar, Delhi, where Ct. Sandeep Kumar informed him that the injured had already been shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital b