RAM AVTAR vs STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 30th October, 2025 Pronounced on : 12th November, 2025 + CRL.A. 67/2003 RAM AVTAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Faisal Mohd, Ms. Ishika Garg, Mr. Kushal Kumar, Advs. Versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for the State with Insp. Sushil, PS Badarpur. + CRL.A. 75/2003 VISHARAD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Faisal Mohd, Ms. Ishika Garg, Mr. Kushal Kumar, Advs. Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for the State with Insp. Sushil, PS Badarpur. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT Per DINESH MEHTA, J. 1. The present appeals have been preferred under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure (‘Cr.P.C.’), 1973 against the judgement and sentence dated 08.01.2003 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Trial Court’) in SC No. 19/02, whereby the Trial Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.A. 67/2003 & CRL.A. 75/2003 Page 1 of 16 By:NAVEEN KUMAR Signing Date:12.11.2025 17:41:09 Court had convicted both the appellants and has ordered them to undergo the following sentence : S. No. Offence Sentence Fine 1. 302/34 IPC imprisonment a fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default for life whereof to undergo Simple Imprisonment for two months each. 2. The factual backdrop leading to filing of the charge-sheet against the appellants under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’), 1860 was that a telephonic information had been received by the Police Station Badarpur on 23.09.2001 that three persons were consuming liquor at the house of one Lallan Kabadi in Gali No.2, A-Block, Mohan Baba Nagar, Badarpur, out of whom, two had left while third one was lying dead