AJAY vs STATE & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 22nd January, 2026 Pronounced on: 9th Feburary, 2026 Uploaded on: 9th Feburary,, 2026 + CRL.A. 920/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1425/2025 AJAY .....Appellant Through: Ms. Aishwarya Rao and Ms. Mansi Rao, Advs. versus STATE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri (APP for State), with Ms. Divya Yadav, Adv. SI Vikash PS Subzi Mandi CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN, J. 1. The present criminal appeal under Section 415(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (herein afters ‘BNSS’) has been preferred by the Appellant assailing the order of conviction dated 26th April, 2025 and the order on sentence dated 6th May, 2025, passed by the ld. Court of Sessions in FIR No. 264/2015, Police Station Subzi Mandi, titled State v. Ajay. The ld. Trial court vide the Impugned Order, has convicted the Appellant for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Rakesh, and sentenced to imprisonment for life, along with a fine of ₹1,000/-, with a default sentence of simple imprisonment for two months. The Appellant has been granted the benefit of Section 428 The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (herein after CrPC). “12. In v1ew of facts and circumstances of the case, Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA CRL.A. 920/2025 Page 1 of 23 NEGI Signing Date:09.02.2026 19:23:51 submissions of the Ld. Amicus Curie for convict and Ld. Addl. PP for the State, convict namely Ajay is hereby sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life with fine of Rs. 1,000/;. for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC for commission of murder of deceased Rakesh. In case of default to pay fine, the convict shall undergo simple imprisonment of two months. 13. Benefit of