VIJAY SINGH @ VIJAY PEHLWAN vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on : 10 February 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 19 February 2025 + CRL.A. 188/2024 VIJAY SINGH @ VIJAY PEHLWAN .....Appellant Through: Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Kartik Venu, Mr. Keshav Singh & Mr. Md. Imran Ahmad, Advs. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Mr. Lalit Luthra & Ms. Divya Yadav, Advs. with Insp. Ram Phool, PS Vasant Kunj & Insp. Ravi, PS Special Cell. Mr. Puneet Mittal, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rupendra Pratap Singh, Ms. Sakshi Mendiratta, Mr. Rupendra Sharma, Mr. Varun Upadhyay, Advs. for R-2. (M: 9818928506) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT DHARMESH SHARMA, J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred in terms of Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [“Cr.P.C.”], assailing the judgment dated 12.07.2018 passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-02, South Saket Court, New Delhi [“Trial Court”] whereby the appellant (hereinafter referred as ‘A-1’) has been convicted under section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”], followed by impugned order on sentence dated 22.02.2024 whereby A-1 has been sentenced to Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PRAMOD KUMAR VATS CRL.A. 188/2024 Page 1 of 30 Signing Date:19.02.2025 18:46:16 undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a sum of Rs.25,000/- as fine, in default of which he shall further undergo one year simple imprisonment. Further, under Section 364/34 IPC A-1 is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay fine of Rs.25,000/- in default of which, he shall further undergo 06 months simple imprisonment, under section 365/34 IPC sentenced to undergo rigorous