JITAN BORA vs THE STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18.02.2026 Pronounced on: 18.03.2026 + CRL.A. 85/2024 JITAN BORA ..... Appellant Through: Mr.Himanshu Anand Gupta, Mr.Sidharth Barua, Ms.Mansi Yadav, Mr. Shekhar Anand Gupta, Ms.Navneet Kaur, Ms.Shivani Rampal and Mr.Mike Desai, Advs. versus THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr.Aman Usman, APP with Mr.Manvendra Yadav, Adv. with Insp. Madan Mohan, P.S. GK-I, New Delhi. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. The appellant has approached this Court, assailing the judgment dated 15.07.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-05, South- East District, Saket Courts Complex, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the „Trial Court‟) in Sessions Case No. 490/2019, titled Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.A. 85/2024 Page 1 of 37 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:18.03.2026 18:12:20 State v. Jitan @ Jitan Bora, arising out of FIR No. 134/2019, registered at Police Station Greater Kailash, New Delhi, under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the „IPC‟), whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 of the IPC for the offence of murder. 2. The appellant also challenges the order on sentence dated 19.10.2023, whereby the appellant has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of six months, for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC. CASE OF THE PROSECUTION: 3. Briefly stated, it is the case of the prosecution that on 13th July 2019, at around 04:53 A.M., upon receipt of information vide DD No. 7A at Police Station Greater Kailash