YR SWARUP VERMA vs STATE OF DELHI

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 19.08.2025 Judgment delivered on: 24.11.2025 + CRL.A. 228/2003 HAR SWARUP VERMA .....Appellant versus STATE OF DELHI ..... Respondent + CRL.A. 238/2003 ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA .....Appellant versus STATE OF DELHI .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Appellant : Mr. M.L. Yadav & Mr. Prashant, Advs. in CRL.A. 228/2003. Mr. D.P. Singh, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Sonam Gupta, Mr. Saumay Kapoor, Mr. Shiva Pande & Ms. Ritvika Poswal, Adv. in CRL.A. 238/2003. For the Respondent : Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP for the State. Insp. Amarjeet Singh, SI Bheem Singh, PS ACB GNCT of Delhi. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present appeals have been filed seeking setting-aside of the common Judgment of Conviction dated 31.03.2003 (hereinafter ‘impugned judgment’) and the common Order on Sentence dated Signature Not Verified Signed By:SANJAY KUMAR CRL.A. 228/2003&CRL.A. 238/2003 Page 1 of 25 Signing Date:24.11.2025 20:33:05 02.04.2003 (hereinafter ‘impugned order), passed by the learned Special Judge , in CC No. 215/1994 arising out of FIR no. 13/991 registered at Police Station Anti-Corruption Branch, for the offences punishable under sections 7/13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter ‘PC Act’). 2. By the impugned judgment, both the appellants namely accused-Har Swarup Verma and co-accused-Ashok Kumar Gupta, were held guilty for the offences punishable under section 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the PC Act. 3. By the impugned order, both the accused persons were sentenced to undergo RI for a period of one and a half years in respect of their convictions under Section 7 & 13 (1) (d) read with Section 13 (2) of the P C Act and also to pay a fine of Rs.5000/-. The accused- H.S