ANIL KUMAR VATS vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 09 May 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 27 May 2025 + CRL.A. 434/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 2171/2024 ANIL KUMAR VATS ...Appellant Through: Mr. Abhishek Varma and Ms. Deepika Jahu, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI …..Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP Mr. Lalit Luthra and Ms. Divya Yadav, Advs. with Inspector Ramesh Chand, PS Dwarka South and Inspector A.K. Singh, PCR. AND + CRL.A. 720/2024 SATYA PRAKASH ...Appellant Through: Mr. Kushal Kumar and Mr. Suryansh Gaur, Advs. (M: 9166644457) versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP, Mr. Lalit Luthra and Ms. Divya Yadav, Advs. with Inspector Ramesh Chand, PS Dwarka South and Inspector A.K. Singh, PCR . Mr. Sameer Chandra, Mr. Shubham Parashar, Mr. Aryan Tomar, Advs. for R-3. CRL.A. 434/2024 & CRL.A. 720/2024 Page 1 of 37 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PRAMOD KUMAR VATS Signing Date:27.05.2025 15:21:07 Mr. Pradeep Yadav, Adv. for R- 2 and R-4. CORAM: MS. JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGEMENT DHARMESH SHARMA, J. 1. This common judgment shall decide the aforementioned two Criminal Appeals, which have been preferred by the appellant/convict, namely Anil Kumar Vats assailing the impugned Judgment dated 28.02.2024 followed by the order on sentence dated 08.04.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (South-West)-05, Dwarka Courts, Delhi [“Trial Court”] in case bearing Sessions Case No. 441199/2016 [CNR No. DLSW01-003174-2016] titled ‘State v. Joginder Solanki @ Ravi & Ors.’ arising out of FIR 1 No. 64/2016 PS2 Dwarka South, whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for committing offence under Section 302 read with Sectio