SANJAY CHAUDHARY vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 23rd April, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 1102/2013 SANJAY CHAUDHARY .....Appellant Through: Mr. Anindya Malhotra, Advocate (DHCLSC). versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP for State with SI Arti Singh, PS Begumpur. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT (ORAL) VIMAL KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. “What God has achieved through the Ten Commandments, Man has failed to achieve in millions of laws” -William Pitt Men made laws have failed to do comprehensive, complete and acceptable justice. The provision of amendments introduced in various Statutes are ample proof of the vulnerability of Statutes. Incidentally, no amendment can be claimed to be the last, howsoever, latest it may be. As such, some sort of mechanism is in practically every Statute to take care of unforeseen and incomprehensible situations. It reflects the limitations of human comprehension and foresight and of the legal provisions. And that seems to be the reason that one or the other provision is there in the Statutes to take care of such situations. The discretionary provisions and flexibility Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA CRL.A. 1102/2013 Sanjay Chaudhary vs State Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:28.04.2026 13:13:38 provided to the Courts are all aimed to secure the ends of justice, real, substantial, comprehensive and acceptable to not only the contesting sides, but the general conscience of the society too. 2. While relying upon the judgment of the Apex Court in K. Kirubakaran vs. State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2307 and Sandeep Singh Thakur vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2927, it is submitted that, the instant appeal is a fit case where the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court should be i