STATE vs DHANRAJ @ MANISH & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 03.12.2025 Pronounced on : 05.12.2025 Uploaded on : 05.12.2025 + CRL.A. 588/2017 STATE .....Appellant Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with SI Harsh, P.S. Paharganj. versus DHANRAJ @ MANISH & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vijay Shanakar Tiwari, Advocate for respondent no.1 and 2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant/State under Section 378 Cr.P.C. assailing the judgment dated 07.11.2014 passed by the learned ASJ-07, Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, in the case arising out of FIR No. 23/2012 registered at P.S. Pahar Ganj, to the extent that the respondents herein were acquitted against the charge under Sections 397/34 IPC. Notably, the leave to appeal was granted on 23.05.2017. Vide the impugned judgment, both the respondents were convicted under Sections 392/452/34 IPC, with respondent no. 1/Dhanraj @ Manish additionally being convicted under Section 411 IPC. The consequent order on sentence dated 15.11.2014 sentenced both the respondents to undergo RI for 2 years and 6 months alongwith paying a fine of Rs.2,000/- each, in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PREM CRL.A. 588/2017 Page 1 of 6 MOHAN CHOUDHARY Signing Date:05.12.2025 21:49:21 default whereof they would each undergo SI for 1 month, for the offence under Sections 392/34 IPC. They were further sentenced to undergo RI for 2 years and 6 months alongwith paying a fine of Rs.2,000/- each, in default whereof they would each undergo SI for 15 days, for the offence punishable under Sections 452/34 IPC. Respondent no. 1/Dhanraj @ Manish was further sentenced to undergo SI for 1 year along with fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default whereof he would undergo SI for 15 days, fo