VINOD GUPTA vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13th October, 2025 CRL.A. 459/2025 VINOD GUPTA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pritish Sabharwal with Mr. Sanjeet Kumar, Mr. Shiv Chopra, Ms. Shweta Singh, Advocates. versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP with SI Jeet Singh CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT CRL.M.(BAIL) 785/2025 1. This is an application under Section 430 read with Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 seeking suspension of sentence and release of the appellant during pendency of the present appeal. 2. The incident in question is of the year 2015 and the appellant herein, who had been charge-sheeted for committing murder of one Sweety @Chanda, has been held guilty under Section 302 IPC and has been handed out life sentence, besides being burdened with fine of Rs. 30,000/-. 3. The case was registered on the basis of statement made by one Mr. Sushil Das (PW-3) who claimed that his daughter Soni (PW-1) woke him up at 1:30 A.M and informed him that accused Vinod had stabbed Sweety @ Chanda. According to him, they both i.e. accused and Sweety were residing together as tenant in the