Delhi High Court · 2026-04-23
SANJAY CHAUDHARY vs STATE
- Citation / case number
- CRL.A.-1102/2013 2026:DHC:3475
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Petitioner
- SANJAY CHAUDHARY
- Respondent
- STATE
Judgment text excerpt
* 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 2. While relying upon the judgment of the