SANJAY vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 10th March, 2026 Pronounced on: 8th April, 2026 Uploaded on: 8th April , 2026 CRL.A. 48/2025 & CRL.M.A. 30839/2025, CRL.M.(BAIL) 88/2025 SANJAY .....Appellant Through: Mr. B. Badrinath, DHCLSC with Mr. Dhruv Bhardwaj, Advs. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Ms. Divya Yadav and Mr. Lalit Luthra, Advs. Mr. Rajat Manchanda, Ms. Megha Gaur, Mr. Mayank Nautiyal, Advs. for complainant. WITH CRL.A. 65/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 115/2025 PRADEEP .....Appellant Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Mr. Manoj Kumar, Mr. Satvik Mishra, Advs. versus THE STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Ms. Divya Yadav and Mr. Lalit Luthra, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN, J. 1. The present appeals have been preferred under Section 415 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter, ‘BNSS’) assailing the impugned judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 18th May, 201. To sum up, in view of above discussion, the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the charge under section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code aga