KHALID vs STATE

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$~35 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 17, 2025 + CRL.REV.P. 695/2014 KHALID .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Krishan Kumar and Mr. Anubhav Kumar, Advs. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State with PSI Dheeraj Gupta and SI Rohit Sagar, PS Laxmi Nagar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present revision petition is filed by the petitioner challenging the judgment dated 25.08.2014 (hereafter ‘impugned judgment’) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (‘ASJ’), Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in Criminal Appeal No. 57/2014, whereby, the challenge of the petitioner to order of conviction dated 21.08.2013 and order of sentence dated 22.08.2013 passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (‘MM’) was dismissed. 2. The petitioner, by order of conviction dated 21.08.2013, was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER CRL.REV.P. 695/2014 Page 1 of 5 KAUR Signing Date:19.12.2025 17:02:59 356/379 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’). 3. By order of conviction dated 22.08.2013, the petitioner was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year along with fine of ₹2,000/- for the offence under Section 379 of the IPC and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 3 months. The petitioner was also sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year along with fine of ₹1,000/- for the offence under Section 356 of the IPC and in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 2 months. Both the sentences were directed to run concurrently. 4. By the impugned judgment the learned ASJ modified the order of sentence dated 22.08.2013 and directed