STATE OF NCT OF DELHI vs BHAGAT & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 13th November, 2025 Pronounced on: 29th January, 2026 + CRL.A.1595/2025 STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Utkarsh, APP for the State with SI Mohan Lal. versus 1. BHAGAT S/o Sh. Narender Dev R/o Village Kaniyan, P.S. Kandhia, District Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. ....Respondent No.1 2. ASHWANI KUMAR @ KAKA S/o Darshan Kumar, R/o Flat No. 923, PKT-7, Sector-A-6, Narela, Delhi. ....Respondent No.2 3. RAMBIR S/o Sh. Harji Ram, R/o E-184, Yadav Nagar, P.S. S.P. Badli, Delhi. ....Respondent No.3 Through: Mr. Vishesh Wadhwa, Mr. Jatin Sharma, Mr. Hemant Singh and Mr. Aditya Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. Signature Not Verified CRL.A.1595/2025 Page 1 of 14 Digitally Signed By:ANIL KUMAR BHATT Signing Date:29.01.2026 16:45:13 1. Criminal Appeal under Section 378(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 193 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed against the Judgment dated 09.11.2020, whereby the learned Additional Sessions Judge has acquitted the Respondents, namely, Bhagat, Ashwani Kumar @ Kaka, Rambir under Sections 328/392/397/411/34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as “IPC”) and 25/27/54/59 of the Arms Act, 1959 in FIR No. 0251/2013, P.S. Alipur. 2. The brief facts are that the Complainant/Injured, Shatrughan Prasad, used to drive his own Champion vehicle bearing registration number DL 1LJ 5485 and load copper from Damodar Park, Shahdara and unload it at the Factory at 2057, I-Block, Narela, Delhi. 3. On 28.05.2013, he left his house and got the copper loaded from Damodar Park, in his Champion vehicle and was heading towards Narela. As he reached near Nanagali Puna, Lower GT Karnal Road, a “golden”