ROBIN MASSEY @ MONU vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 16th JULY, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 974/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1741/2024 ROBIN MASSEY @ MONU .....Appellant Through: Mr. B. Badrinath, Adv. (DHCLSC) versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for State. SI Sanjay Kumar, PS Mehrauli Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, Adv (DLSA), Mr. Dhruv Chaudhry, Mr. Shubham Sourav, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J 1. The present appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated 07.05.2024 and the order on sentence dated 25.07.2024, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 7141/2016, arising out of FIR No. 1883/2014, registered at Police Station Mehrauli, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. By the impugned judgment, the Appellant, Robin Massey @ Monu, was convicted for committing the murder of one Dharmender @ Dharmu during the intervening night of 6th and 7th October, 2014. He has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life along with a fine of ₹50,000, and in default of payment, to undergo six months’ simple imprisonment. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SINGH KIRMOLIYA CRL.A. 974/2024 Page 1 of 27 Signing Date:22.07.2025 16:14:53 2. The Appellant, being aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, has preferred the present appeal. 3. The facts leading to the filing of the present appeal as stated in the impugned judgment are as follows: a) The prosecution was initiated when a PCR van, Eagle-30, on routine patrolling duty, received an oral intimation from one Arvind Kumar Tripathi (PW9) around 2:00 a.m. that a person was being assaulted with bricks and stones near Chhatarpur Mandir Road.