CHARANJEET vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 30.10.2025 Pronounced on : 01.11.2025 + CRL.A.888/2023 CHARANJEET .....Appellant Through: Mr. Amit Gupta & Ms. Muskan Nagpal, Advocates versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for State CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal assails the impugned judgment of conviction dated 31.03.2023 and order on sentence dated 22.07.2023 rendered by the Sessions Court, which pertains to FIR No.67/2016 registered under Section 307 IPC and Sections 25/27/54/59 Arms Act at PS. Tilak Nagar, Delhi. 2. Vide order on sentence, under Section 307 IPC, the appellant was directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years in addition to the payment of fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default whereof, he was to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and under Section 25(1B)(b) of Arms Act, the appellant was directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 3 years in addition to the payment of fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, he was to undergo simple Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.A.888/2023 Page 1 of 10 By:PREM MOHAN CHOUDHARY imprisonment for two months. All the sentences were to run concurrently. The appellant was also entitled to the benefit of Section 428 of Cr.P.C. 3. The relevant facts for consideration of the present appeal are that DD 14A came to be recorded at PS: Tilak Nagar, Delhi on 14.01.2016 at about 8.15 AM, which noted that one person, namely, Surjeet, s/o Sh. Amarjit r/o B-282-283, DDA Colony, Choukhandi, Tilak Nagar, Delhi was admitted in Sehgal Nursing Home, Meera Bagh with stab injury. The DD entry was assigned to IO/SI Dhananjay, who along with Constable Devender reached the said hospital