VINOD vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 07th JANUARY, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 174/2003 VINOD S/O HANUMAN SHAH .....Appellant Through: Ms Aishwarya Rao and Mansi Rao Advocates versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for the State with Inspector Yogendra CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. 1. The present Appeal has been filed against the Judgment on Conviction dated 28.08.2002, and Order on Sentence dated 31.08.2002, respectively passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “Trial Court”) in Sessions Case No.45/1999, arising out of FIR No.803/1998, registered at Police Station Sultan Puri, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”). By the Judgment on Conviction dated 28.08.2002, the Appellant herein was convicted for committing the murder of one Alok Kumar Beragi (“Alok”). By a separate Order on Sentence dated 31.08.2002, the Appellant was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/- and in default Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAHUL CRL.A. 174/2003 Page 1 of 20 SINGH Signing Date:12.01.2026 20:56:09 of payment of fine, the Appellant has been directed to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months for the commission of the offences punishable under Section 302 of IPC. 2. The Appellant, being aggrieved by the Order of Conviction and Sentence passed by the learned Trial Court, has preferred the present Appeal. 3. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts leading to filing of the present Appeal as stated in the Impugned Judgment are as follows: a) The prosecution’s case, in brief, is that on 29.10.1998 at about 1:30 PM, S.K. Vishwas (PW-18) appeared at