CHANDAN vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 11.09.2025 Pronounced on : 17.11.2025 Uploaded on : 17.11.2025 + CRL.A. 764/2023 CHANDAN .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rohan Joachim Alva, Advocate (DHCLSC) with Mr. Anant Sanghi, Advocates. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Rakesh Gilla PS New Friends Colony, New Delhi. CRL.A. 468/2022 JASWINDER SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Harshit Jain, Advocate (DHCLSC) Versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Rakesh Gilla PS New Friends Colony, New Delhi. CRL.A. 484/2022 NEERAJ .....Appellant Through: Ms. Gayatri Nandwani, Advocate (DHCLSC) with Ms. Mudita Sharma and Mr. Adrian Abbi, Advocates. versus Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI CRL.A. 764/2023 & other connected appeals Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:17.11.2025 18:57:39 STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State with SI Rakesh Gilla PS New Friends Colony, New Delhi. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. Convicted in FIR No. 349/2015 registered under Sections 392/397/411 IPC at P.S. New Friends Colony, Delhi, the appellants have preferred above-noted appeals challenging their conviction vide judgment dated 21.04.2022 whereby appellant/Jaswinder Singh @ Jassi was convicted under Sections 392/34/411 IPC (the error of convicting him under Section 397 was corrected on 27.07.2022 as there was no charge framed against him under Section 397 IPC), appellant/Neeraj was convicted under Sections 397/411/34 IPC and Sections 25/54/59 of the Arms Act and appellant- Chandan was convicted under Sections 397/34 and Sections 25/54/59 of Arms Act. Vide order on sentence dated 27.07.2022, the appellants ha