STATE vs RAM SWAROOP & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI IN THE MATTER OF: CRL.A. 969/2002 STATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for State. versus RAM SWAROOP & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Anu Narula (DHCLSC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT (ORAL) VIMAL KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. Aggrieved by the judgment dated 01/02/2000 through which the respondents /accused were acquitted, the State came in appeal assailing the said judgment. 2. Concisely, the indispensable facts are that one Raju (PW-2) was taken to the Safdarjung hospital by H.C. Goverdhan Singh (PW-4) along with two other public persons in an injured condition. The statement given by injured Raju paved the way for registration of the FIR at Police Station R.K. Puram. All four respondents were specifically named in the FIR by the victim Raju PW-2, which led to their arrest. The investigating officer, on completion of investigation, 1998. Nine witnesses were examined including three vital witnesses who can be termed as eye witnesses to the incident and thereafter the evidence so coming on record was put to the accused persons and their versions were recorded under Secti