MOHD. SALMAN vs STATE

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 03.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 05.02.2026 CRL.A. 993/2017 MOHD. SALMAN .....Appellant Through: Ms. Pallavi Shamia Kansal, Mr. Saurabh Kansal and Mr. Suraj Kr. Jha, Advocates. Versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pradeep Gahalot, APP for the State with SI Mohd. Ayyob CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. In this appeal filed under Section 374(2) read with Section 383 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,(the Cr.Pc) the first accused in S.C No. 41/2024 on the file of the learned Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), E- Court, Shahdara Karakardooma, Delhi challenges the conviction entered and sentence passed against him for the offences punishable under Sections 394 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (the IPC) . CRL.A. 993/2017 2. The prosecution case is that on 11.06.2013 at about 11:30 PM at Shiv mandir vali Gali No. 10, Maujpur Delhi, the accused persons two in number, in furtherance of their common intention, robbed the mobile phone and an amount of ₹ 700/- from PW1 and in the process voluntarily caused hurt to him. Hence, as per the charge sheet, the accu