ANIL KUMAR @ KALLU vs THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 05thFebruary, 2026 Pronounced on: 21st April, 2026 CRL.A. 557/2004 ANIL KUMAR @ KALLU .....Appellant Through: Ms. Inderjeet Sidhu, Adv. (DHCLSC) with Ms. Devyani Singh, Advs. Versus THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Adv. and Insp. Mahesh, PS-Dabri. CRL.A. 168/2005 SURYA NARAIN ....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikasdeep Sharma, Mr. Shafiq Khan, Ms.Tanya Sharma, Ms. Anjani Suri, Mr. Sudarshan Jha, Advs. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Adv. and Insp. Mahesh, PS-Dabri. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT 1. The present appeals have been preferred by the appellants against the judgment of conviction dated 01st May 2004 and the order on sentence dated 05th May 2004 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi [“trial court”], in Sessions Case No. 65/1997, arising out of FIR No. 288/1997 registered under sections 302/394/34 of the Indian Penal Code,1860[“IPC”] at Police Station Dabri. Since both appeals emanate from the same FIR, and assail the common impugned judgme