STATE ( GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) vs SANJEEV SINGH & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 3rd February, 2026 Pronounced on: 27th February, 2026 Uploaded on: 27th February, 2026 + CRL.A. 258/2016 STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Appellant Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for the State versus SANJEEV SINGH & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Harsh Prabhakar, (DHCLSC), Mr. Dhruv Choudhary, Mr. Anirudh Tanwar, Mr. Shubham Sourav, Mr. Vijit Singh, Advs. with Respondents in person. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN, J. 1. The present appeal has been filed by the Appellant under Section 378 (1) (b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter,‘CrPC’) assailing the impugned judgment dated 15th November, 2014 (hereinafter, ‘impugned order’) passed by ld. ASJ Special Judge (NDPS)(West), Tis Hazari, Delhi in Sessions Case No.3/2011 arising out of FIR No. 339/2010, Police Station Punjabi Bagh. 2. By the impugned order, the accused/Respondents (hereinafter ‘Respondents’) Sh. Sanjeev Singh and Sh. Shivji Jaiswal @ Guddu were Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA CRL.A. 258/2016 Page 1 of 20 NEGI Signing Date:27.02.2026 17:25:28 acquitted of the charges under Sections 302/34 and 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, ‘IPC’), on the ground that the Prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against any of the Respondents. The conclusion of the ld. Trial Court is set out below: “56. In view of the foregoing reasons, this court is of the considered view that prosecution has failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against any of the two accused persons for the offence punishable under section 302/34, 323/34 IPC. Benefit of doubt is given to both the accused. Therefore, both the accused Sanjeev Singh and Shivji Jaiswal @Guddu are ac