ISHWAR vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 12.03.2026 Pronounced on: 26.05.2026 + CRL.A. 502/2003 ISHWAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Hemant Baisla, Mr. Hemant Kumar Niranjan, Ms. Shikha, Ms. Neha Yadav, Advs. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Mr. Atiq Ur Rehman, Advs. and Insp. Kishore Kumar, PS Vasant Kunj North. + CRL.A. 528/2004 KULDEEP @ KALLU .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vinayak Bhandari, Panel Counsel, DHCLSC with Ms. Teesta Mishra and Mr. Sushant Singh, Advs. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP with Mr. Manvendra Yadav, Mr. Atiq Ur Rehman, Advs. and Insp. Kishore Kumar, PS Vasant Kunj North. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. These two appeals have been filed by the appellants against the judgment of conviction dated 05th April, 2003 and the order on sentence dated 19th April, 2003 passed by the learned Additional Signature Not Verified Signed By:VAISHALICRL.A. 502/2003 & CRL.A. 528/2004 Page 1 of 29 PRUTHI Signing Date:26.05.2026 16:55 Sessions Judge, New Delhi [“trial court”], in Sessions Case No. 37/2000, arising out of FIR No. 154/1999 registered under sections 302/201/212/120A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [“IPC”] at Police Station Vasant Kunj. Since both appeals emanate from the same FIR, involve identical questions of fact and law, and assail the common impugned judgment, they are being disposed of together by this common judgment. Factual Matrix 2. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on 27th March, 1999 at about 6:50 AM, an information was received at Police Station, Vasant Kunj that the body of a Police Constable was lying near Rajokri Pahari. The information was recorded vide DD No. 9-A [Ex. PW-10/A