TASLEEM & ORS. vs THE STATE (GOV T. OF NCT OF DELHI)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 23.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on:26.02.2026 + CRL.A. 143/2017 TASLEEM & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Vivek Sood, Sr. Advocate alongwith Mr. R.K. Kochar and Mr. Abhishek Varma, Advocates. Versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, APP for State. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. In this appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (the Cr.P.C), the accused persons in Sessions Case No. 103/2016 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge, Shahdara District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, assails the judgment dated 17.01.2017 and order on sentence dated Signature Not Verified CRL.A. 143/2017 Page 1 of 11 Signed By:KOMAL DHAWAN Signing Date:26.02.2026 15:17:04 21.01.2017 as per which the accused persons have beenconvicted and sentenced for the offence punishable under Section 308 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (the IPC). 2. The prosecution case in brief is that on 04.04.2012 at around 11:30 PM, the accused persons in furtherance of their common intention, wrongfully restrained PW2 and voluntarily caused bodily injury on his head and stomach with an iron rod and a brick with the intention and knowledge that, if they by that act caused death, they would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Hence, the accused persons are alleged to have committed the offences punishable under Sections 341, 308 read with Section 34 IPC. 3. On the basis of Ext. PW8/A FIS of PW3, given on 05.04.2012, Crime no. 127/2012, Jagat Puri Police Station, that is, Ext. A-1 FIR was registered by the Assistant Sub-Inspector. PW8, Sub-Inspector, conducted investigation into the crime