THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI vs DAMANDEEP CHAWLA & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 07th November, 2025 + CRL.A.1148/2025 THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI ....Appellant Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State with SI Chetan, P.S.: Paschim Vihar, West. versus 1. DAMANDEEP CHAWLA S/o Sh. Kamal Kishore Chawla, R/o H.No. T-1901, Jain Colony Part-1, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi .....Respondent No.1 2. GATUAM MEHRA @ KAKE S/o Late Sh. Raj Kumar, R/o H.No. T-137, Jain Colony, Part-I, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi. .....Respondent No.2 3. PUNIT SAHNI S/o Late Sh. Baldev Sahni, R/o B-5C, Raghubir Nagar, New Delhi ....Respondent No.3 4. MOHIT KUMAR SINGAL S/o Sh. Surender Singal, R/o T-20, Gali No.03, Binda Pur, Matiyala Road, Uttam Nagar, Delhi. ....Respondent No.4 5. PRADEEP @ RINKU S/o Sh. Ravinder Kumar @ Bittu, R/o GaonBachiPind, P.S. Lopoke, Distt. Amritsar, Punjab. ....Respondent No. 5 Through: Mr. Arjun Rekhi, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA CRL.A. 1148/2025 Page 1 of 23 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS ARORA Signing Date:11.11.2025 13:39:56 J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Criminal Appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner/State against Judgment dated 03.07.2017 whereby the learned ASJ, has acquitted the Respondents for the offence under Sections 392/394/395/ 412/34/120B Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) in FIR No.0062/2013, P.S. Mianwali Nagar. 2. The brief facts of the Prosecution case are that on 14.03.2013, the Complainant/Rakesh Bansal gave a statement to the Police that he was in the business of Steel wire trading and has office at A-125, Ekta Enclave, Peeragarhi, Delhi. On 14.03.2013 at around 12:00 PM, on reaching his office from hi