STATE vs MUJAHID @ LADDU & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 23rd April, 2025 Pronounced on: 30th June, 2025 + CRL.A. 549/2025 STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, APP for State with SI Deepa, P.S.: Seelampur. versus 1. MUJAHID @ LADDU S/o Sh. Zahid R/o H.No. Z-3/27, Photo Chowk, Welcome, Delhi. 2. MEHTAB S/o Sh. Faimood R/o Z-3/30, Photo Chowk, Welcome, Delhi .....Respondents Through: Mr. Harsh Prabhakar (Amicus Curiae), Mr. Dhruv Chaudhary and Mr. Shubham Sourav, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the Appellant against the Impugned Judgment dated 27.04.2017 of the learned Special Judge (NDPS) / ASJ, Delhi vide which the Respondents/accused were acquitted for offence under Sections 394/397/34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”). Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 549/2025 Page 1 of 11 Signed By:RITA SHARMA Signing Date:02.07.2025 17:44:18 2. Brief facts of the case are that on 16.08.2013 at about 09:30 PM, the Complainant/Sarfaraz was allegedly robbed of his Mobile Phone make LAVA and cash of Rs.500/- by the two Respondents - Mujahid @ Laddu and Mehtab. Also, Respondent No. 2/Mehtab attacked him with a blade on his neck causing injuries. 3. He was taken to GTB Hospital, where his MLC was prepared. He, after being discharged from the Hospital went to the Police Station to get his Complaint registered, where he saw that the two Respondents were already present, who had been apprehended in another incident of robbery. The Complainant identified the two Respondents as the culprits. On his Complaint, FIR No. 357/2013 under Sections