RAJ KUMAR vs STATE

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 23.07.2025 CRL.A. 176/2017 RAJ KUMAR .....Appellant Through: Mr.Sumer Kumar Sethi, Advocates versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr.Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Sanchit CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. By way of the present appeal, the appellant seeks to assail the judgement of conviction and order on sentence dated 18.01.2017, passed by ASJ, Rohini Courts, Delhi in the case arising out of FIR No.242/2015 registered under Sections 392/397/34 IPC at P.S. Adarsh Nagar in Session Case No.58807/2016. Vide the order on sentence dated 18.01.2017, the appellant was directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 8 years for the offence punishable under Section 397 IPC, alongwith payment of fine of Rs.2,500/-, in default whereof he was directed to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 months. The benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C. was provided to the appellant. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that as per the FIR, on 10.04.2015 at around 4:00 PM, the victim was intercepted by two individuals, one of them is the appellant herein, while he was retu