PRADEEP vs STATE

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 27th January, 2026 Pronounced on: 18th February, 2026 Uploaded on: 18th February, 2026 CRL.A. 890/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1397/2025 PRADEEP .....Appellant Through: Ms. Dolly Sharma, Adv. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Ms. Divya Yadav & Mr. Lalit Luthra, Advs. Insp. Harish Kumar, PS Dwarka, North. CRL.A. 1089/2025 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1648/2025 DEEPAK .....Appellant Through: Ms. Manisha Parmar, Mr. Baljeet Singh Birla, Ms. Anjali, Mr. Devanshu & Mr. Rahul Yadav, Advs. Versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritesh Kumar Bahri, APP with Ms. Divya Yadav & Mr. Lalit Luthra, Advs. Insp. Harish Kumar, PS Dwarka, North. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN, J. 1. The hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. Present appeals have been filed under Section 415 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter, ‘BNSS’) assailing the impugned judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 7th May, 2025 and 17th May, 2025 respectively passed by the court of Ld. ASJ (Fast Track Court), South West District, Dwarka Court, New Delhi whereby the Appell