STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) vs SONU SHARMA & ORS

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$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 11, 2025 + CRL.L.P. 285/2018 & CRL.M.A. 7911/2018 STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP for the State with Mr. Lalit Luthra, Adv. SI Neelu & Inspector Data Ram versus SONU SHARMA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashish Dutt, Adv. (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition is filed under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’) seeking leave to challenge the judgment dated 23.11.2017 (hereafter ‘the impugned judgment’), in Sessions Case No. 122/2015 arising out of FIR No. 313/2013, registered at Police Station Dwarka North, whereby the learned Trial Court had acquitted Respondent Nos. 1-2,4 of the offence under Section 395 of the IPC and Respondent No. 3 of the offence under Section 412 of the IPC. 2. Briefly stated, the FIR was registered on a complaint given by one Dhani Ram who alleged that on the intervening night of 07/08.09.2013 when he was on security duty with one Sukhbir Singh and Suresh at the BSES store, Dwarka, then at about 3:00 Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHIKHA am, 3-4 persons reached the spot and asked them to keep quiet. It SEHGAL Signing Date:16.12.2025 CRL.L.P. 285/2018 Page 1 of 9 19:45:38 is alleged that thereafter, one of them gave a fist blow on the complainant’s face and another person hit with his leg whereafter the complainant raised an alarm. It is alleged that thereafter Suresh came out whereafter both of them were beaten by the said persons. It is alleged that the accused persons had an iron rod, a wooden stick and a pistol like object. It is alleged that the accused persons tied and gaged the complainant and the said Suresh and Sukhbir and