MOHAN SINGH vs STATE OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 28th January, 2026 Pronounced on: 16th April, 2026 + CRL.A. 555/2002 MOHAN SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Mohd. Shamikh, Advocate. versus STATE OF DELHI ....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Advocate with Insp. Deepak Kumar Yadav, PS Mayapuri for State. 2. CRL.A. 704/2002 SURINDER SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. B. K. Roy, Mr. Sunder Lal Sharma and Mr. Yashwant Sharma, Advocates versus STATE OF DELHI ....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Advocate with Insp. Deepak Kumar Yadav, PS Mayapuri for State CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. These two appeals have been filed by the appellants against the judgment of conviction dated 05th June, 2002 and the order on Signature Not Verified Signed By:VAISHALICRL.A. 555/2002 & CRL.A. 704/2002 Page 1 of 29 PRUTHI Signing Date:16.04.2026 18:38 sentence dated 10th July, 2002 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi [“trial court”], in Sessions Case No. 40/2001, arising out of FIR No. 182/1996 registered under sections 302/307/34 of the Indian Penal Code [“IPC”] at Police Station Mayapuri. Since both the appeals emanate from the same FIR and assail the same judgment, they are being disposed of together by this common judgment. Brief Facts 2. Pithily put, the case of the prosecution is that on 09th June, 1996, at about 5:15 PM, an incident took place at the TSR stand located in Sagarpur, Delhi. Raj Kishore [PW-8], a TSR driver, was present at the stand along with his nephew Ram Kishore [deceased]. The appellant Surinder Singh, also a TSR driver, attempted to take passengers out of turn, leading to an altercation between Raj Ki