RIZWAN vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

$~4 & 5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: April 22, 2025 Pronounced on: 30th June, 2025 CRL.A. 217/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 363/2025 RIZWAN .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rohan J. Alva, Advocate on the panel of Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee & Mr. Anant Sanghi, Advocate Versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent-State CRL.A. 219/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 368/2025 NADEEM .....Appellant Through: Mr. Shiv Chopra, Mr. Shravan Pandey, Ms. Surbhi Arora & Mr.Siddharth Arora, Advocates Versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utkarsh, Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent-State CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T 1. Criminal Appeal under Section 415(2) read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 2025. 2. Appellant Rizwan has been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of seven years for offence under Section 397 of the IPC and four years for the offence under Section 392/34 IPC along with fine of Rs.5,000/-, in case FIR No.438/2016 dated 27.09.2016, registered at Police Station Gandhi