STATE vs GOVINDA @ GOLU

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 23rd July, 2025 CRL.REV.P. 393/2021 STATE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarang Srivastava, APP for State with Mr. Santosh Kr. Gupta, Insp., PS-Kashmere Gate. versus GOVINDA @ GOLU .....Respondent Through: Ms. Malvika Raj, Adv. Pulkit Jain, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral): 1. The present revision petition is directed against order on charge dated 27th October, 2020 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-02 (Central District), Tis Hazari Court in SC No. 211/2020, titled “State v. Govinda @ Golu”. These proceedings emanate from FIR No. 358/2019, registered at P.S. Kashmere Gate under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 18601. 2. The case of the Prosecution is that the deceased, Chander Shekhar, and the Respondent were acquainted with each other, having previously resided in the same neighbourhood and often engaged in playing cards together. On 8th December, 2019, the Respondent visited the deceased’s 1 “IPC” 3. Upon hearing arguments on the point of charge, the Trial Court, by the impugned order, framed a charge against the Respondent under Section 304(2) of the IPC, while d