RAJU SINGH @ MEENA vs THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13.11.2025 + CRL.A. 51/2018 RAJU SINGH @ MEENA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Faraz Maqbool (DHCLSC), Ms. Sana Juneja and Ms. Deepshika, Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shubhi Gupta, APP for State with SI Sangeeta Malik, PS Bindapur Delhi CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. The present appeal seeks to assail the impugned judgment dated 11.12.2017 of the appellate/Sessions Court in relation to FIR 71/14. The matter was initially tried before the Court of the Judicial Magistrate, where the accused was acquitted vide judgement dated 21.04.2017. However, in the appeal preferred by the State, the Sessions Court set aside the judgement of acquittal and convicted the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 394/34 of the IPC. Sentence of the appellant was suspended by this Court vide order dated 19.03.2018. 2. The facts in nutshell are that as per case of prosecution, the alleged Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PREM CRL.A. 51/2018 Page 1 of 4 MOHAN CHOUDHARY Signing Date:14.11.2025 23:29:03 incident occurred on intervening night of 06/07.02.2014 at about 11:30 PM, at Dwarka Mod, Bus Stand, Uttam Nagar. It was alleged the present appellant along with two others (who have not been arrested), committed robbery upon Vivek and Narender and in that process caused simple hurt to Vivek. The chargesheet came to be filed against the appellant, and the charges were framed on 09.05.2014 under Section 394/392/34 IPC. The appellant pleaded not guilty and claimed Trial. 3. The prosecution examined a total of 11 witnesses in support of its case, the primary witnesses being the two victims, Narender Kumar and Vivek Dogra, who were examin